James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, A Man of Importance, 1799
- Title:
- A Man of Importance
- Date:
- 1799
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 11/16in. (31.8 x 22.1cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Moira"
Lettered inside image: "Js. Gillray. ad vivam fect."; lettered below image, lower center: "A MAN OF IMPORTANCE | 'Ne'er may his Whiskers loose their hue, | Chang'd (like Moll Coggin's tail) to blue! | But still, | New Grace adorn his figure; | More stiff his boots, more black his stock, | His hat assume a prouder cock, | Like Pistol's, (would 'twere bigger!)'"; lower right: "Pubd. May 16th, 1799. by H. Humphrey. 27 St. James's Street London | Vide. Anti Jacobin."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1009
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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