Bubbles for 1825 - Fortunes made by Steam
Samuel William Fores (bap.1761 - 1838)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Dec 1824
Materials
paper
Measurements
250 x 360 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286768.2
Summary
Print, etching, Bubbles for 1825 - Fortunes made by Steam by S. W. Fores (1761-1838). One of 12 caricatures, some with borders, taken from the Caricature Room, all with traces of green emulsion on the reverse. b) etched by S.W. Fores, December 1824 and entitled;'Bubbles for 1825 - Fortunes made by Steam.' A tumultuous company is shown around a wooden stand on which there are three men selling shares, collecting money into large bags. Hand-coloured print - plate marks cut.
Marks and inscriptions
Bubbles for 1825 - Fortunes made by Steam.
Makers and roles
Samuel William Fores (bap.1761 - 1838), engraver (printmaker)