Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806, British

after Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British

Published by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806, British
Title:
The Damnation of Obadiah
Date:
1773
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 15 11/16 inches (30.6 x 39.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "44539 (encircled)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11142
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
smoking (activity) | pointing | dog (animal) | shouting | wound | cut | genre subject | profile (figure) | caricature | pipe (smoking equipment) | crutch | broom | coats | waistcoats | handkerchief | breeches (trousers) | tricorne | nightgown | nightcap | chairs | map | book | doorway | men | physician | fiction | gesture | humor | satire | interior | walking | science | illustration | excommunication | novel | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne (1713-1768)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30582