Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
Gloria Mundi, or The Devil Addressing the Sun
Date:
ca. 1782
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.8 x 21.6cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, center right: "To thee I call, | But with ne friendly voice & add thy name, | Sh.....ne! to tell the how I hate thy beams, | That bring to my remembrance from what state I fell: &c &c &c"; lettered below image: "GLORIA MUNDI, | or The Devil addressing the Sun. Par. Lost Book IV. | Pub'd July 22nd by W. Humphrey"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1036
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41774