Lot 185
Napoleon.- Dent (William, caricaturist active c. 1783-1793) Democratic Arms, or, Emblems of Gallic Liberty, 1792; and 2 others (3)
Hammer Price: £480
Description
Napoleon.- Dent (William, caricaturist active c. 1783-1793) Democratic Arms, or, Emblems of Gallic Liberty, mock coat of arms with explanation below, etching with hand-colouring, on laid paper with Strasbourg lily watermark, sheet 375 x 265 mm. (14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in), minor surface dirt, unframed, [Not in BM Satires, but a copy is held in the Bodleian, see Curzon b.9(57)], 1792 [or slightly later]; together with two others by Dent, including A Scotch Reel, or, Sawny's Joyfull Turn into Office [Not in BM Satires], and French Ambassador [Not in BM Satires], 270 x 375 mm. (11 5/8 x 14 3/4 in), and 260 x 165 mm. (10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in), respectively, 1792-1793 (3)
Description
Napoleon.- Dent (William, caricaturist active c. 1783-1793) Democratic Arms, or, Emblems of Gallic Liberty, mock coat of arms with explanation below, etching with hand-colouring, on laid paper with Strasbourg lily watermark, sheet 375 x 265 mm. (14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in), minor surface dirt, unframed, [Not in BM Satires, but a copy is held in the Bodleian, see Curzon b.9(57)], 1792 [or slightly later]; together with two others by Dent, including A Scotch Reel, or, Sawny's Joyfull Turn into Office [Not in BM Satires], and French Ambassador [Not in BM Satires], 270 x 375 mm. (11 5/8 x 14 3/4 in), and 260 x 165 mm. (10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in), respectively, 1792-1793 (3)