French Spies attacked by British Bees on their first landing

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Artist/Maker	Austin, William (engraver) Wilkinson, Robert (publisher) Austin, William (caricaturist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Caricature print.

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons War Prints
Object type	Caricature print
Title	French Spies attacked by British Bees on their first landing (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching Printing Ink Etching
Brief description	'French Spies attacked by British Bees on their first landing'. Caricature engraving by William Austin, 1780.
Physical description	Caricature print.
Dimensions	Height: 27.6cm Width: 33.7cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Wm. Austin invt. et sculpt. London, Published as the Act directs, 1st. Jany. 1780; by Robert Wilkinson, at No.58, in Cornhill.' (Lettered with title, caption and) '5' (Numbered in ink)
Credit line	Given by Mr. E. Rawdon-Smith
Subject depicted	Spies
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1778-1952

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O591961/french-spies-attacked-by-british-caricature-print-austin-william/

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