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Flying by steam power
Published
[Place not specified] : [publisher not specified], [ca. 1820s]
hand colored aquatint
195 x 157 mm
Peel 2095
Notes
Does not appear in George, M.D. Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum.
Title devised by cataloger.
Title devised by cataloger.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A smiling young man in a blue coat and a brown cap flies over the ocean by means of a large kettle labeled "PATENT" strapped to his back; dark steam issues from the kettle's spout, which is shaped like a snake or bird's head. In one hand he carries a plaid bag initialed "G"; in the other, a contraption for picking up objects at a distance. Below him in the ocean a sailing ship and a steam ship cruise by, and a few distant gulls fly.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
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