"Satire with a coal-man singing while playing on a harp, sporting butterfly wings, admired by fellow coal-men."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1828 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Topic):
Butterflies, Carts & wagons, Coal, Harps, Singing, People associated with manual labor, and Working class
A caricature of a man astride a steam-generated, three-wheeled vehicle shaped like the body of a horse. Two fashionably dressed ladies in elaborate hats look on with disgust at the exhaust. In the background (left) a man leans on his shovel in front ...
Alternative Title:
H. Alken's Illustration of modern prophecy, or Novelty for the year 1829 and Illustration of modern prophecy, or Novelty for the year 1829
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub'd Jany. 1828 by S. & J. Fuller, 34 Rathbone Place