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Cross Readings.
Cross Readings.
E.S. Hall.
Printed & sold by W. Jeffrey 7 Geo:e Y.d Lombard St. [n.d., c.1840.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 300 x 240mm (11¾ x 9½"). Laid on album paper.
A fence covered with overlapping bills, positioned to be read for humourous effect. An example reads 'Her Majesty who has been graciously pleased to say she will take' ... 'Any Old Iron Saucepans or Frying Pans in exchange for' ... 'Lords Melbourne and Russell'. Above the fence is a swivel cannon, designed to repel boarders. 'Drury Lane Theatre Mr. Power' 'A cargo off Barbary Apes just landed from Chichewang'.
See 12598 for different colouring.
[Ref: 53284]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Cross Readings.
Cross Readings.
E.S. Hall.
Printed & sold by W. Jeffrey 7 Geo:e Y.d Lombard St. [n.d., c.1840.]
Rare fine hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 275 x 220mm (11 x 8¾'').
A satirical print showing broadsides pasted on a fence, though the broadsides are not connected they seems to run into each other in a comical fashion, for example 'Lost: A Lady's Memorandum Book containing among other things''About 1 ton & Half Wrought Iron'; 'the Company's Engines now running on the Birmingham Railway'; The Colosseum, 'Vauxhall Ducrow's valuable Stud of Horses'.
[Ref: 48908]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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