print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.4221
- Title
- Object: The Flying Machine from Edinburgh in one day, perform'd by Moggy Mackensie at the Thistle and Crown
- Description
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Satire the arrival of Scots in London seeking the patronage of Lord Bute showing two Scotsmen riding with a witch on a broomstick from Edinburgh; one plays the bagpipes reading a copy of 'Fingal'; a roadsign below reads, "London 320 miles"; above, a crest with a crown and thistle, bagpipes, broadsword and shield (target) and verses on either side: "On Broomstick by old Moggy's Aid/Full royally they rode:/And on the Wings of Northern Winds/Came flying all abroad/Hopkins Junr." (perhaps a reference to Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General) and "The Garden of Eden is before them, and behind them a desolate Wilderness/ Joel Chap.2 Ver.3" 1762
Etching
- Production date
- 1762
- Dimensions
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Height: 275 millimetres
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Width: 239 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.4221