Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:: Dido Forsaken, Sic Transit Gloria Reginae
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 3/8in. (26.4 x 36.5cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered inside image, center right: "'I never saw her in my Life' | 'No, never in all his Life, Damme' | 'No, never' | 'Never' | Honor"; lower center: "For the conversion of Heretics."; lettered below image, lower center: "DIDO FORSAKEN. Sic transit gloria Reginæ."; Pubd. May 21st, 1787. by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly, London."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1981.25.965
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:44112