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Print made by Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804–1872, British, The World is Folly's Toy, undated
- Title:
- The World is Folly's Toy
- Part Of:
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Lithograph on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 13/16 x 12 7/8 inches (45.3 x 32.7 cm), Image: 14 7/16 x 9 7/16 inches (36.6 x 23.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper center: "THE WORLD IS FOLLY'S TOY"; center: twelve images with captions; lower left: "Alfred Crowquill fecit"; lower center: "LONDON. J. HARWOOD."; lower right: "Printed by Standidge & Co. Old Jewry"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.15043
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- balls | beds | cannons | capes | crowns | folly | genre subject | globes | globes | guns | helmets | horses (animals) | illustration | jousting | kings | knights | lances | nobles | queens | satire | servants | toy | wars | World
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:43995
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