unknown artist, A Coat of Arms for a Stamp on Income, undated
- Title:
- A Coat of Arms for a Stamp on Income
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 5/8 × 13 7/8 inches (29.5 × 35.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, upper left: "Give all thou canst | and let me dream the rest."; in pen and gray ink, upper center: "Fortunatus's Purse | and | Wishing Cap"; in pen and gray ink, upper right: "Man wants but little here below, | Nor wants that little long!"; in pen and gray ink, center: "VALUE | Above what you are Worth | NOTHING"; in pen and gray ink, lower center: "BLESSED IS HE THAT EXPECTETH NOTHING - FOR HE SHALL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED"; in pen and gray ink, lower center: "A New Stamp for a Tax on Income!"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "A [...]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.14.4
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- caricature | coat of arms | genre subject | income | income | stamp | stamps, tax | tax stamps | taxes | taxes
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17615
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