Life's a Jest, all Things Show It
Robert Cruikshank, English, 1789 - 1856
1800-1856
Hand colored etching and aquatint on paper
Overall: 9 11/16 × 5 13/16 in. (24.6 × 14.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Karl Schmidt Collection
PR.973.54
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed, in plate, bottom center: Fair play. Robt. Cruikshank. Invt. et Fecit. Original Suggester and Artist of the 2 Vols. Adieu. / ONE NEGRO SAY ONE TING, YOU NO TAKE OFFENCE! / BLACK AND WHITE BE SAME COLOUR ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE: / AND WHEN MASSA DEATH POPS YOU INTO DE GRAVE! / HE SPARES NEITHER TOM, LOGIC, KATE, OR ONE SLAVE.
Course History
GEOG 17, Geopolitics and Third World Development, Patricia Lopez, Spring 2015
GEOG 17, Geopolitics and Third World Development, Patricia Lopez, Spring 2015
Provenance
Karl Schmidt; given to present collection, 1937.
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