James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Pillars of the Constitution - Three O'Clock and A Cloudy Morning, 1809
- Title:
- Pillars of the Constitution - Three O'Clock and A Cloudy Morning
- Date:
- 1809
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 × 13 1/4 inches (48.3 × 33.7 cm), Plate: 14 × 9 7/8 inches (35.6 × 25.1 cm), Image: 12 5/8 × 9 1/8 inches (32.1 × 23.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "TO | PARLIAMENT | STREET | BROOKS'S | And now, have at the Ministry, Damme! | and Now for the Majesty of the People! | Motions | for to | Badger | Minis | try | PORT"; lettered below image: "Js Gillray inv't & fec't | Sheridan | D. Norfolk | Publish'd Feb'y 1st 1809 by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street | PILLARS of the CONSTITUTION. | Three o'Clock & a Cloudy Morning."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.802
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Associated People:
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751–1816), playwright and politician
Howard, Charles (1746–1815), eleventh Duke of Norfolk, politician - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:43395
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British Museum, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 11 volumes in 12, British Museum Publications, London, no. 11214, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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