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James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Republican - Hercules Defending His Country, 1797
- Title:
- The Republican - Hercules Defending His Country
- Date:
- 1797
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 9/16 x 9 7/8in. (34.4 x 25.1cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "Whig-Club."; upper right: "'Invade the contry, hay? | let them come, that's all! | Zounds, where are they? | I wish I could see 'em here, | thats all! ay! ay! only let | them come, that's all!!!'"; lower left: "Li- | -ber- | -tas"; lower right: "Js. Gy. inv. & fet."; below image: lower center: "The REPUBLICAN - HERCULES defending his Country: "Pub.d Feby. 19th 1797 | by H Humphrey Bond Street"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.903
- 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:43718
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