Embassy Extraordinary to Canada! (in the Royal Nassau Balloon.) Political Sketches by H.H. No. 15.
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Object Details
- Artist
- H. H.
- Physical Description
- Colored lithograph of a political cartoon. The cartoon shows two men in the gondola of a balloon that is still tied to the ground. Four men stand around the balloon. All of the men are in conversation, and each have speech bubbles with printed text.
- The print appears to be a satirical comment on the Upper Canada rebellion of 1837, aimed at protesting control of Upper Canada by an oligarchy. Charles Green, who had announced his desire to balloon across the Atlantic, is carrying an ambassador to the rebels in his basket.
- 'Pubd. by W. Soffe, 380. Strand, Feby. 15th 1838. W. Kohler, lith. 22 Denmark St. Soho.'
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
- February 15, 1838
- Inventory Number
- A20140699000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Prints, Original
- Medium
- Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored
- Dimensions
- Mat: 45.7 × 35.6cm (18 × 14 in.)
- Unmatted: 37 × 27.9cm (14 9/16 in. × 11 in.)
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20140699000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a6f8915b-06b8-400b-bad7-004249407fed
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