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Creator:
Print made by Giovanni Vendramini, 1769–1839
after Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Published by Colnaghi, established 1760, active ca. 1785–1911
Title:
Hot Spice Gingerbread, Smoking Hot!
Additional Title(s):

The Cries of London, Plate 12

Du Croquet de Pain d'Espices!
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Cries of London

Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed etching, aquatint, and stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (42.5 × 32.4 cm), Image: 14 × 11 1/8 inches (35.6 × 28.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "12926 13"; lower center: "16 1/2 x 12 1/2"; lower right: "Variant plate with extra figure in the background."

Lettered below image: lower left "Painted by F. Wheatley R.A."; lower right "Engraved by Vendramini"; lower center: "CRIES | of | London | Plate 12" | "Hot Spice Gingerbread Smoking Hot! | Du Croquet de Pain d'Espices! | London pub'd. as the Act directs May 1, 1796 by Colnaghi & Co. No. 132 Pall Mall."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.12.13
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23454
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Francis Wheatley (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-08-31 - 2006-02-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]


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