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Black and white lithograph of a central man figure made of scenes of progress, with bridges, balloon, temple and labelled vignettes around him.

The emblematic figure of a man representing secularisation, technical innovation, educational reforms and liberal politics in the United Kingdom. Lithograph, ca. 1830.

A printed caricature shows a large figure of a man built from scenes of progress: bridges, a steam balloon, a domed temple, tunnels and a ship. Small labelled vignettes, a pig, and a crumbling building surround the central figure, drawn in black ink on pale paper.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1830?]
Medium
Caricatures Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3175 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1840.
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: Marcha del intelecto: figura alegórica del progreso, Gran Bretaña, c. 1830

Una caricatura impresa muestra una gran figura de hombre formada por escenas de progreso: puentes, un globo aerostático, un templete con cúpula, túneles y un barco. Pequeñas viñetas rotuladas, un cerdo y un edificio en ruinas rodean la figura central, dibujada en tinta negra sobre papel claro.

Português: Marcha do intelecto: figura alegórica do progresso, Grã-Bretanha, c. 1830

Uma caricatura impressa mostra uma grande figura de homem composta por cenas de progresso: pontes, um balão, um templete com cúpula, túneis e um navio. Pequenas vinhetas rotuladas, um porco e um edifício em ruínas cercam a figura central, desenhada em tinta preta sobre papel claro.

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