Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784

after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British
Title:
Literary Characters Assembled around the Medallion of Shakespeare
Date:
ca. 1777
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 16 9/16 inches (28.5 x 42 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center right: "ILLUSTRATE"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.7.4
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
heads | hands | crowd | literary theme | effigies | caricature | eyeglasses | books | portrait | reading | woman | men | satire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19691