File:The fall of Icarus.jpg
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SUMMARY: Lord Temple, naked, with large feathered wings bound to his upraised arms, attempts to fly after his father, Buckingham, who is soaring upwards with wings inscribed "Tellership of the Exchequer." Temmple's wings are disintegrating and he is about to descend on a poiinted stake inscribed "Stake out of Public-Hedge!" The head of George III in a sun looks down at Temple.
MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, color.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [no date recorded on caption card]
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Color engraving by James Gillray.
British Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
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REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b32560 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b32560
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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James Gillray
(1756–1815) |
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Alternative names |
James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray | ||
Description | British caricaturist and engraver | ||
Date of birth/death | 13 August 1756 | 1 June 1815 | |
Location of birth/death | London | London | |
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