James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Balaam, - or - The Majesty of the People,- The Lord Open'd the Mouth of the Ass, . . . etc, 1783
- Title:
- Balaam, - or - The Majesty of the People,- The Lord Open'd the Mouth of the Ass, . . . etc.
- Date:
- 1783
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 1/4in. (21.6 x 31.1cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "4"
Lettered inside image, upper left: "'We Farmers have our Bodys Eat up, for the good of our Souls'"; upper center: "Pious Fraud.'; "English Statues."; Polish Canons."; "Tithes"; upper right: "'I am an Independent Country Gentleman & coll. of Militia.'"; lettered below image, lower center: "BALAAM, or the Majesty of the People. 'The Lord open'd the Mouth of the Ass, &c.'"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1051
- 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:41815
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