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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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Series of social and political caricatures by James Gillray

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Political caricatures

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Political caricatures, [1803-1810]

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Title
-Tentada via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo - Virgil, Geor: -
Additional title: He steers his flight aloft [....]
Names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 (Artist)
Tilden, Samuel J.(Samuel Jones), 1814-1886 (Collector)
Collection

Series of social and political caricatures by James Gillray

Political caricatures

Political caricatures, [1803-1810]

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1810
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYRKZ (Gillray)
Shelf locator: MEZYRK+ (Gillray) Pol.IV
Topics
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Balloons (Aircraft)
Catholic emancipation
Genres
Caricatures
Prints
Cartoons (Commentary)
Broadsides
Notes
Citation/reference: Pol.IV.103
Content: Below the design: '-He steers his flight / Aloft, incumbent on the dusky air / That felt unusual weight, -Par, Lost, Lib: I. l, 225-'
Citation/reference: BM 11570
Physical Description
Aquatints
Etchings
Etchings
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16513347
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1eb755e0-c5ef-012f-1d41-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1756: Creator Born
  • 1810: Issued
  • 1815: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "-Tentada via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo - Virgil, Geor: -" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1810. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-62af-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "-Tentada via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo - Virgil, Geor: -" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-62af-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1810). -Tentada via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo - Virgil, Geor: - Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-62af-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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