ARTIST: Henry William Bunbury
MEDIUM: Etching with stipple
DATE: c.1791
EDITION SIZE: Plate size 10 x 8 1/8" (25.1 x 19.7 cm)
DESCRIPTION: Proof plate of a caricature of a man riding a horse, his hat flying off, and the horse's head positioned so he cannot see the pig sleeping on the road directly in front of him. A phrase in Latin below the title, "Ingrediturq Solo & Caput Inter Nubila Condit." roughly translates to 'walks on the ground and head in the clouds'. This image was later copied and used by Thomas Rolandson.<br><br> From the series: Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental Experiments and Experimental Accidents, Both Successful and Unsuccessful:...<br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: This is a variant state. The publishers line is discernible but has be burnished out of the plate. Printed on wove paper.
CONDITION: Good condition save for some surface soiling. Large margins.
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