James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
The New Speaker (i.e. The Law Chick) Between the Hawks and Buzzards - Poor Little Michee!- Just Mounting, and then Funk'd and Frighten'd Out of All His Hopes (from: Caricature, vol. 1)
Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 9 5/8 inches (35.6 × 24.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image: "J's Gillray inv't & fec't | The New Speaker, (i.e.:_the Law Chick) between the Hawks & Buzzards. | poor little Michee!_just Mounting: & then Funk'd & Frighten'd out of all his Hopes | Pub'd Feb'y 15th 1800 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James's Street"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.787
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
British Museum, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 11 volumes in 12, British Museum Publications, London, no. 9519, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA)