Aerostation out at elbows, or, The itinerant aeronaut [graphic].

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11791427

Description

Title
Aerostation out at elbows, or, The itinerant aeronaut [graphic].
Alternative Title
Itinerant aeronaut
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Lunardi, Vincent,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
Published / Created
[1785 September 5]
Copyright Date
[5 September 1785]
Publication Place
[London]
Abstract

"Lunardi, slim and handsome, walks diagonally towards the spectator from the right, supported on a staff, his left hand held out as if begging. On his back is his collapsed balloon, a large bundle from which project a net and two oars or propellers. His dress is fashionable but ragged. In the background are trees and a church."--British Museum online catalogue, description of earlier state of similar composition.

Description
Eight lines of verse below title: Behold an hero comely tall and fair! His only food phlogisticated air! ...
Later state, with plate shortened on bottom edge resulting in loss of imprint. Cf. No. 6858 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Printmaker and date from earlier state in British Museum catalogue.
Title from caption below image.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 34 x 25 cm, on sheet 39.2 x 26.5 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1785.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1785.
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Lunardi, Vincent,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.

Access And Usage Rights

Access
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Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 164

Identifiers

Orbis Record
12631816
Object ID (OID)
11791427

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