Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
The Eruption of the Mountain - or - The Horrors of the Bocca Del Inforno----With the Head of the Protector Saint Januarius Carried in Processions by the Cardinal Archeveque of the Lazaroni
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 14 1/2in. (30.5 x 36.8cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower center: "The ERUPTION of the MOUNTAIN, or The Horrors of the 'Bocca del Inferno' | with the Head of the Protector Saint Januarius Carried in Procession by the Cardinal Archevêque of the Lazaroni."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.946
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:43776