Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
To Be Paid For - The Dog Tax
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring in watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 8 9/16in. (27.9 x 21.7cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered within image, upper center: "not Paid for."; lower center: "To be Paid for."; lower rigth: "Pub.d April 12th 1796 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street"; lettered below image, lower center: "The DOG TAX. | New Grievances so thinkly come | And Taxes fall so hard Sir, | Poor Johnny Bull can't pay his Sum | For Dogs that are his Guard Sir | But tho so poor is Johnny's Purse, | How hard it is to say Sir | For R__l Dogs that are our Curse. | Poor John is made to pay sit | Bow Wow Wow"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.886
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricatures | caricature | satire | dog
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:43683