Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Williams, active 1796–1830, British
Title:
The Westminster Seceder on Fresh Duty
Date:
1801
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 x 8 1/8in. (28.9 x 20.6cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "'don't give way I am not quite in yet' | A New Edition | The Diversion of Purley by the Rev John H[...]"; upper right: "'He shall not pollute this holy Temple'"; center: '"Come in with you!! and mind | and button your great Coat | to hide the old Cassock.'"; lower right: "Old sarum dilly takes only at the brazen face"; lettered below image, lower center: "Pubd March 14 1801 by S W Fores Picadilly | Folios of Caracatures Lent out for the EveningThe Westminister Seceder on Fresh Duty."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1098
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | caricatures | satire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42561