The Coalition Balloon, 1784

Object Details

Physical Description: Hand-colored satirical etching of the fall of the political coalition. Charles James Fox, a Whig, and Lord North, a Tory, had joined to form a coalition government on April 2, 1783. King George III opposed the coalition, which fell on December 17, 1783 following a parliamentary defeat. The Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution was signed during this period. Fox, shown with a fox's head, and North are being lifted into the air by a balloon. The ropes coming from the balloon are tied around their necks, with their heads hanging limply. There is a yelling crowd on the ground. Members of the crowd and Fox and North all have speech bubbles.; 'Pub. by E. Dachery as ye act directs Feby. 2d 1784, St. James's Street.'

February 2, 1784

Medium: Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
Dimensions: 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.9 × 32.4cm (9 in. × 12 3/4 in.); 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 38.1cm × 47cm × 3.8cm (15 in. × 18 1/2 in. × 1 1/2 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fa9d54bc-224a-4c9d-99c4-8d9f67c08e66