James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Gloria Mundi, or The Devil Addressing the Sun, ca. 1782
- Title:
- Gloria Mundi, or The Devil Addressing the Sun
- Date:
- ca. 1782
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.8 x 21.6cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, center right: "To thee I call, | But with ne friendly voice & add thy name, | Sh.....ne! to tell the how I hate thy beams, | That bring to my remembrance from what state I fell: &c &c &c"; lettered below image: "GLORIA MUNDI, | or The Devil addressing the Sun. Par. Lost Book IV. | Pub'd July 22nd by W. Humphrey"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1036
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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