Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
Taking Physick; - or - The News of Shooting the King of Sweden!
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13in. (24.8 x 33cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "TAKING PHYSICK; or The News of Shooting the King of Sweden!"; center: "'What? Shot? What? What? What? Shot! Shot! Shot!' | 'Another Monarch done over!' | News from Sweden"; lower right: "Pubd. April 11th, 1792. by H. Humphrey N.18 Old Bond Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.939
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:43767