Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Date

1792

Country of Origin

Great Britain

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored

Physical Description

Uncolored etching of a caricature featuring George III and the Queen. Outdoor scene of soldiers riding flying cannons with wings as soldiers on horseback look on in stunned amazement. Sky contains the flying camp with more winged cannons and tents.
'J. Aickin, No. 13 Castle St., Leicester Fields,1792.'

Dimensions

Mat (H x W): 35.6 × 46cm (14 × 18 1/8 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 30.2 × 37.6cm (11 7/8 × 14 13/16 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140393000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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