The Sibyl Presenting the Mysterious Writings to Tarquin, Who "With Gay Audacity" Rejects the Proferred Treasure

Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868, Irish, The Sibyl Presenting the Mysterious Writings to Tarquin, Who "With Gay Audacity" Rejects the Proferred Treasure, 1849

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Creator:

Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Printed by Thomas McLean, 1788–1875
Published by Thomas McLean, 1788–1875

Title:

The Sibyl Presenting the Mysterious Writings to Tarquin, Who "With Gay Audacity" Rejects the Proferred Treasure

Part Of:

Collective Title: Political Sketches

Date:

1849

Materials & Techniques:

Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 1/16 inches (29.8 x 43.4 cm), Image: 10 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches (26 x 35.2 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Marked with imprint, lower left: "Subscriber's Copy, HB"

Lettered, upper right: "HB Sketches No 912"; lower left inside image: "HB"; lower left below image: "London Published July 2nd 1849, by Thos McLean 26 Haymarket"; lower center: "THE SIBYL PRESENTING THE MYSTERIOYS WRITINGS TO TARQUIN, WHO _'WITH GAY AUDACITY'_ REJECTS THE PROFERRED TREASURE."; lower right: "Printed at 70 St Martin's Lane"

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