print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1868,0808.12213
Title: Object: The Fates.; Series: Political Sketches
Description: No. 880. Three men dressed as women, in the characters of the Fates, seated on clouds (Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, Charles Wood, Henry Goulburn), cutting the thread of the 'Irish Railway Bill' [of Lord Bentinck]. March 1847 Lithograph, printed in grey and black inks
Producer name: Print made by: John Doyle (HB); Printed by: Thomas McLean; Published by: Thomas McLean
School/style
Production date: 1847
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: lithograph; colour
Dimensions: Height: 264 millimetres; Width: 313 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For preliminary drawing see 1882,1209.615
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook; Representation of: Sir Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax; Representation of: Henry Goulburn; Associated with: Lord George Bentinck; Associated with: Atropos; Associated with: Clotho; Associated with: Lachesis
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.12213

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