Print made by John Augustus Atkinson, (etching), 1775–1831, British, Fools; or Jesters, 1813
- Title:
- Fools; or Jesters
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland
- Date:
- 1813
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and aquatint with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 1/16 inches (36.7 x 25.5 cm), Plate: 13 9/16 x 9 3/4 inches (34.4 x 24.8 cm), Image: 7 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches (19 x 18.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left to upper center: "Dr[...] Col'd. Aqautint (underlined)"; on back, upper right: "after"; on back, lower left: "c"; in black ink, on back, lower right: "1 (encircled) right side | 3 young 3946"
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "C. H. S. delt."; lower center: "Etched by I. A. Atkinson. | Fools; or Jesters. | [small image of jester] | 1272 | London. Pubd. Octr. 1. 1813 by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Stt."; lower right: "Aquatinted by Hill."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.99
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- balloons | bells | bladders | bushes | cloak | costume | dancing | fools | genre subject | hills | jesters | men | puppet | running | stripes
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25342
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