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A Flight Across the Herring Pool

Print
1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
S. W. Fores (publisher)
Isaac Cruikshank (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

General Description: Caricature of William Pitt and Dundas encouraging Irish M.P.s to come to London.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Scotland
Object type
Print
TitleA Flight Across the Herring Pool
Materials and techniques
Etching coloured by hand
Brief description
Caricature Collection of material by Walderman Fries
Physical description
General Description: Caricature of William Pitt and Dundas encouraging Irish M.P.s to come to London.
Dimensions
  • Size of plate s height: 26cm
  • Size of plate s width: 41.6cm
  • Size of sheet s height: 27.1cm
  • Size of sheet s width: 42.7cm
Size of plate 26 x 41.6 cms Size of sheet 27.1 x 42.7 cms
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.824-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
Record URL
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