Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Published by John Wright, ca. 1745–1820
Title:: Doublûres of Characters; - or - Striking Resemblance in Phisiognomy
Date:: 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and stipple engraving, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 9/16 x 18 11/16 inches (34.4 x 47.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, lower left to right: "Fox Sheridan Duke of Bedford Tierney Sir Franis Burdett Earl Derby Duke of Bedford"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1981.25.988
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: humor | parody | satire | men | physiognomy | faces | vines | jackets | hats | cravats | portraits | money | ministers | caricature | thief | political | jockey | chalice | moneybag | caps | politicians | grapes | wine | monkey (animal) | twins | fire
Currently On View:: Not on view
Exhibition History:: The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)
Publications:: Dror Wharman, Making of the Modern Self : Identity and English Culture in the Eighteenth Century, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2004, pp. 302-03, 305, ig. 45, DA485 .W34 2004 (YCBA)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41570