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James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Hint to Modern Sculptors, as an Ornament to a Future Square ---, 1796
- Title:
- Hint to Modern Sculptors, as an Ornament to a Future Square ---
- Date:
- 1796
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 1/2 x 9in. (34.3 x 22.9cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "Hint to Modern Sculptors, as an Ornament to a future Square."; lower center: "PETER URBIUM Subscribi Statuis. | Pubd. May 3d. 1796. by H. Humphrey New Bond Street"; lettered below image, lower center: "Evgrav'd by Js. As. | 'I saw him with his Beaver on | His Cuisses on his Thighs gallantly arm'ed | And vaulted with such ease into his seat | As if an Angel, dropt down from the Clouds, | To turn & wind a fiery Pegasus | And witch the world with noble Horsemanship' - H. Henry 4th"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1022
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41739
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