James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Royal Society, 1786
- Title:
- The Royal Society
- Date:
- 1786
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/2 x 14 3/4in. (24.1 x 37.5cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "'Fall too | Ye royal crew! | Drink! Drink! your bellies full! pray do! | Ai treats I never winces.'"; lettered below image, lower center: "The Royal Society. | Published 11th April 1786, by S. W. Fores, at the Caricature Warehouse, N° 3, Picadilly."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.934
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:43761
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