Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:: The Royal Joke, - or - Black Jades Delight, A Hint For a New Reform
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 13 1/2in. (23.2 x 34.3cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered below image, lower center: "The ROYAL JOKE, or BLACK JACKS DELIGHT. A Hunt for a New Reform."; lower right: "Pubd. April 25, 1788. by S. W. Fores No. 3 | Piccadily"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1981.25.964
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:44107