Maecenas in Pursuit of the Fine Arts
James Gillray, English, 1756 - 1815
published May 9, 1808
Hand colored etching on paper
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 8 in. (26 × 20.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
2010.84.72
Publisher
Hannah Humphrey (about 1745-1818), London
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed: in plate: "Js Gillray ad vivam fecit"; inscribed: in plate: "Publish'd May 9th 1808. by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street"
Provenance
Andrew Edmunds, London, England; sold to Jane and Raphael Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey, November 26th, 1992; lent to present collection, 2010; given to present collection, 2014.
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