Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815, British

after James Gillray, 1756–1815, British

Published by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
A Cognocenti Contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique
Date:
1801
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper mounted on green card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 10 11/16 inches (39 × 27.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper right: "498"; lower center: "Js Gillray invt & Fect Pubd Feby 11th 1801 by H Humphrey 27 St James's Street | A COGNOCENTI contemplating ye Beautieis of ye Antique."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Barbara and Max Wilk, Yale BA 1941
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1995.8
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Vesuvius | hat | boots | carpet | table | dishes | drinking glasses | pots | vases | goblet | cane | caricature | statues | sculptures | paintings | antiques | relics | spurs | old | satire | humor | parody | grotesque | broken | beauty | man | mummy | thoughtful | hand | animals
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4826