James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 5 - "Convened for wearing Gaiters - sad offence! Expelled - nor e'en permitted a defence.", 1806
- Title:
- The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 5 - "Convened for wearing Gaiters - sad offence! Expelled - nor e'en permitted a defence."
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1806
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 1/16 inches (24.5 × 35.7 cm), Image: 8 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (22.5 × 35.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "The Rake's-Progress at the University. ___ No.5."; lower center, bracketed: "Convened for wearing Gaiters _ sad offence! | Expelled __ nor e'en permitted a defence."; lower right: "Publishd October 22d 1806 by H.Humphrey | 27 St James's Street London~~"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1995.23.26
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- academic robes | angry | boots | breeches | cane | caricature | chairs | cravats | gaiters | gaze | genre subject | gesturing | humor | meeting | men | mortar boards | parody | pointing | satire | students | tassels | The Rake's Progress at the University (1806) | university | wigs | youth
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