Print made by unknown artist, The Merry Tales of the Wise Man of Gotham, 1909
- Title:
- The Merry Tales of the Wise Man of Gotham
- Former Title(s):
- Illustrations used for 17th Century Chapbook
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1909
- Materials & Techniques:
- Woodcut on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 3/8 x 5 3/16 inches (13.7 x 13.1 cm), Image: 2 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (7 x 8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on modern mount, on front, lower left: "From block in the V. + A. Museum. | Illus.n. to 17th chap. Book, | "The Merry Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham", 1630."
Lettered, in black ink, center of image: "COOCOU | GOTAM"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10884
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bird | fable | farmer | fence | field | genre subject | hat | historical subject | husband | men | plants | stick | Tales | tree
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29310
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