Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Thomas Gaugain, 1748–1812, French

and Thomas Hellyer, active 1800, British

after James Northcote, 1746–1831, British
Title:
Diligence and Dissipation: The Wanton Dying in Poverty and Disease Visited by the Modest Girl (Plate 9)
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, open letter proofs
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 20 13/16in. (46 x 52.9cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.22.10
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | hankerchief | dying | fish | dishes | cane | hats | children | disease | servants
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Mark (Andrew Mark), Ledbury, James Northcote, history painting, and the Fables, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2014, pp. 90, 98, fig. 90, NJ18.N79 L43 2014 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20239