A Family Party, taking an Airing
Satirical Print
early 19th century (made)
early 19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Caricature depicting a man riding a velocipede, with a woman with a cat on her lap as a passenger; from the front hangs a parrot in a cage whist behind is dragged a dog. Two monkeys pull the driver's nose and wig. Lettered with title and 'Pub. by MCleary 39 Nassau St. Dubn.'
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A Family Party, taking an Airing (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Print after William Heath |
| Physical description | Caricature depicting a man riding a velocipede, with a woman with a cat on her lap as a passenger; from the front hangs a parrot in a cage whist behind is dragged a dog. Two monkeys pull the driver's nose and wig. Lettered with title and 'Pub. by MCleary 39 Nassau St. Dubn.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Etching, coloured by hand) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. Geoffrey A. Whittall |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.518-1955 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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