James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Gordon-Knot, - or - The Bonny - Duchess Hunting the Bedfordshire Bull, 1797
- Title:
- The Gordon-Knot, - or - The Bonny - Duchess Hunting the Bedfordshire Bull
- Date:
- 1797
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8in. (23.5 x 35.2cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "'De'el burst your weam, ye overgrown Fool, what are ye kicking at? are we not ganging to lead ye to Graze on the banks o' the Tweed, & to mak[e] ye free o' the Mountains o the North? Stop! stop! ye silly Loon ye! stop! stop! stop' | 'Run, Mither! run! run! O how I long to lead the sweet bony Creature in a string! run! Mither! run...'"; lower center: "Js. Gy. invt. & fect."; lettered below image, lower center: "The GORDON-KNOT, or The Bonny-Duchess Hunting the Bedfordshire Bull."; lower right: "Pubd. April 19th, 1797. by H. Humphrey New Bond & St. James's Street"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1003
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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