A stout man reclines on a chaise-longue, a bolster pillow supporting his knees as a small cup meets his lips. Above this, a small tube descends from a bowl labeled 'Barcelonie'. On the wall are two wheels and the mechanism that pours and decants the w...
Alternative Title:
Body fanner, nut-cracker and wine helper, for the heats of summer
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed by J. Netherclift
Subject (Topic):
Automation, Couches, Eating & drinking, Machinery, Nuts, and Wine
Satire on modern technology, including depictions of steam used for war, amputations, underground travel, and beauty treatments. Also depicted is air travel by way of birds harnessed together, and the pseudoscience of phrenology used to assess a child...
Description:
Title etched above images, at top of plate.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Steam, Machinery, Cannons, Warships, Birds, Phrenology, Children, Travel, and Amputees
