Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Coming-On, of the Monsoons; or - The Retreat from Seringapatam, 1791
- Title:
- The Coming-On, of the Monsoons; or - The Retreat from Seringapatam
- Date:
- 1791
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4in. (21 x 27.3cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "The Coming-on of the Monsoons; or The Retreat from Seringapatam. | Pubd Decr. 6th, 1791. by H. Humphrey No. 18 Old Bond Street"; lettered below image, lower center: "'Whats the matter Falstaff' - Whats the matter! here be Four of us, have taken a City this morning. where is it? where is it? | where is it? taken from us, it is; a hundred Thousand upon poor Four of us, I am a rogue if I was not at half sword with a Thousand of them for two hours together, I have escaped by | miracle, I am eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose, my buckler cut through & through, my sword hack'd like a hand saw, I never dealt better since I was a man: all would do!"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1062
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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