Improvement in Weights and Measures; or, Sir John Seeclear Discovering Ye Ballance of Ye British Flag
James Gillray|Hannah Humphrey|Sir John Sinclair · British|British|British, Scottish
Date: December 1, 1798
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: sheet (clipped impession): 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (36.5 x 25.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Flags, Men, Politics, Satire, Scales
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Date range
1798 – 1798
Largest dimension
25.6 cm
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