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Object Details
Date August 8, 1810 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Engraving on Paper, Colored Artist James Gillray
 Physical Description Hand-colored engraving of a satirical drawing of the pope riding in a balloon over a crowd. The pope is throwing treasures and pamphlets from the balloon. Air coming out of the side of the balloon is labeled 'promises.' Quotes from Virgil's 'Georgics' and Milton's 'Paradise Lost' included below the image. 'London, Publifid August 8th, 1810, by H. Humphrey. 27 St. James's Street.' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 60.2 × 47.6cm (23 11/16 × 18 3/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140649000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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