Early Georgian satire.- Picart (Bernard) and others. Collection of six early 18th century satirical prints, [c. 1720 to 1759] (6)

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Early Georgian satire.- Picart (Bernard) and others. Collection of six early 18th century satirical prints, including Picart's broadside satirising the investment 'bubble' in Paris in 1720, a variant English reverse copy of the same, an anonymous print titled 'The Apparition of the Ghost of Sir R-B-R-T W-LP-LE to Reynard the Fox, 1759', George Bickham's 'A very Extraordinary Motion' and 'The conduct of the two B*****rs', and a hand-coloured but likely later printing of 'The European State Jockies Running a Heat for the Ballance of Power', etching and engravings, on various laid and wove papers, various sizes between approx. 250 x 155 mm (9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in) and 315 x 450 mm (12 1/4 x 17 3/4 in), some toning and surface dirt, marginal nicks and small losses, handling creases, all unframed, [circa 1720 to 1759] (6)

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