Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826, British, The Disaster, 1789
- Title:
- The Disaster
- Date:
- 1789
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 23 × 17 3/8 inches (58.4 × 44.1 cm), Plate: 21 3/4 × 15 7/8 inches (55.2 × 40.3 cm), Image: 20 3/16 × 15 13/16 inches (51.3 × 40.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by F. Wheatly"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by W. Ward."; lettered, lower center: "THE DISASTER. | London. Publish'd July 26th 1789 by J.R.Smith No.31 King Street Covent Garden."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14514
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bird | bird cage | cat (domestic cat) | genre | glass | literary theme
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40235
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