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Sepia aquatint of a huge sphere atop a London Stock Exchange facade, serpents coiling around an arch, and men and a dog in a cobbled street.

A large balloon representing the British national debt placed on top of the Stock Exchange in London. Aquatint by F. Jukes after Elizabeth Henrietta Phelps after William Phelps.

A sepia aquatint shows a huge sphere resting on a classical Stock Exchange facade, its surface marked with curved shading, while serpents coil around a flanking arch beneath a winged emblem. Well-dressed men and a dog crowd the cobbled street in front, and the lower caption is torn and illegible.

Artist
Phelps, William, active 1780-1785.
Date
July 1. 1785
Medium
Aquatints Caricatures Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2814 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1785.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Globo de la deuda nacional sobre la Bolsa de Londres, 1785

Una aguatinta en sepia muestra una enorme esfera apoyada sobre la fachada clásica de una bolsa de valores, mientras serpientes se enroscan en un arco lateral bajo un emblema alado. Hombres bien vestidos y un perro llenan la calle empedrada frente al edificio, y la leyenda inferior está rasgada e ilegible.

Português: Balão da dívida nacional sobre a Bolsa de Londres, 1785

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