Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored, MADAM BLUBBER'S LAST SHIFT OR THE AEROSTATIC DILLY.
Uncolored etching of a caricature with satiric commentary and a political song. Top of the engraving shows a scene of a balloon made from Madam Blubber's skirt with two men in the gondola. They are aloft above a city with figures watching below. Each person has a speech bubble, including Madam Blubber. Below the scene are the lyrics to the political song, and a caption for the caricature. 'Pub. April 29th 1784 by H. Humphreys Bond Street.'
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
10/31/2014
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
Rights and Restrictions
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