James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Leaving off Powder, - or - a Frugal Family Saving the Guinea, 1795
- Title:
- Leaving off Powder, - or - a Frugal Family Saving the Guinea
- Date:
- 1795
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (23.2 x 34.6cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "J"
Lettered inside image, upper left: "Charles 2d."; center right: "Gazette | New Taxes. | Bankrupt"; lettered below image, lower left: "Js. Gy. desn. et fect."; lower center: "Leaving off POWDER, or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea."; lower right: "Pubd. March 10th, 1975, by H. Humphrey | No. 37. New Bond Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.914
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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