James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 7/16 inches (26.4 × 39.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "54"; lower right: "GILLRAY, JAMES | THE VALLEY OF THE | SHADOW OF DEATH"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.806
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
monsters | Styx (river of Hades); 'Stige' (Ripa) | crowns (symbols of sovereignty) | rats | dogs (animals) | snakes | animals | moon | Bible | frogs (animals) | donkey | dying | valley | signs | Europe | historical subject | hat | path | hourglass | spear | swords | birds | caricature | soldiers | riding | humor | parody | satire | fear | political | shadow | lightning | hell | rivers | chains | skeletons | death | war | fire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2004-02-14 - 2004-05-09)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)Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (Rutgers University Art Gallery, 1981-03-08 - 1981-04-19)Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1981-05-12 - 1981-06-28)