James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The High German Method of Destroying Vermin at Rat-Stadt, 1799
- Title:
- The High German Method of Destroying Vermin at Rat-Stadt
- Date:
- 1799
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 x 13 7/8in. (25.4 x 35.2cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "The High German Method of Destroying Vermin at Rat-stadt | 'Now you shall see how the cruel Austrians turn'd the Heads of two French Gentlemen, whose brains were deraigned'"; lower right: "Pubd. May 22d, by H Humphrey | N°. 27 St Jamess Street"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.994
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- caricature | caricatures | satire
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41701
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