Man blaast bubbels in de wolken

anonymous, 1784-03-02

Karikatuur op ballonvaart en één van de uitvinders van de ballonvaart, Joseph Michel Montgolfier of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier. Tekst in het Engels met Frans accent in de marge.

  • Artwork typeprint, cartoon
  • Object numberRP-P-2008-517
  • Dimensionsheight 349 mm, width 248 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Man blaast bubbels in de wolken
    • Montgolfier in the Clouds / Constructing of Air Balloons for the Grand Monarque (title on object)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2008-517

  • Description

    Karikatuur op ballonvaart en één van de uitvinders van de ballonvaart, Joseph Michel Montgolfier of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier. Tekst in het Engels met Frans accent in de marge.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • : ‘O by gar! dis be de grande invention - Dis will immortalize my King, my Country, and myself; We will declare de War against our ennemi; we will make des English quake, by gar: We will inspect their Camp, we will intercept their Fleet, and we will set fire to their Dock-yards: And by gar, we will take de Gibraltar in de air balloon, and when we have Conquered d'Eenglish, den we conquer d'other Countrie, and make them all colonie to de Grand Monarque.’
    • collector's mark: Lugt 2760
    • collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: anonymous, England
    • publisher: Samuel W. Fores (mentioned on object), London

  • Dating

    1784-03-02

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 349 mm
    • width 248 mm

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  • Person

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2008

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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