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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.

March of Intellect: emblematic figure of progress, Great Britain, 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

Alchemy and Hidden Wisdom19th century1830sengravingcaricaturelithographsatirical printsocial reformtechnologygreat britain

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