H Beard Print Collection
Print
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Double sided print. On one side a print entitled 'Political Dreamings! - Visions of Peace! - Perspective Horrors!' in which William Windham dreams of a French invasion of Britain with Napoleon Bonaparte leading Britannia to the guillotine. On the other side is a print depicitng the Prime Minister William Pitt and is entitled 'The National Parachute, - or - John Bull conducted to Plenty and Emancipation'. Both prints were published in London by Hannah Humphrey.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | etching, ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Double sided print. On one side a print entitled 'Political Dreamings! - Visions of Peace! - Perspective Horrors!' published in London by Hannah Humphrey on 9th November 1801. On the other a print entitled 'The National Parachute, - or - John Bull conducted to Plenty and Emancipation' published in London by Hannah Humphrey on 10th July 1802, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Paper with etchings printed on both sides. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Summary | Double sided print. On one side a print entitled 'Political Dreamings! - Visions of Peace! - Perspective Horrors!' in which William Windham dreams of a French invasion of Britain with Napoleon Bonaparte leading Britannia to the guillotine. On the other side is a print depicitng the Prime Minister William Pitt and is entitled 'The National Parachute, - or - John Bull conducted to Plenty and Emancipation'. Both prints were published in London by Hannah Humphrey. |
| Other number | F.117-2 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4591:1, 2-2009 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2009 |
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