James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, A Block for the Wigs - or, The New State Whirligig, 1783
- Title:
- A Block for the Wigs - or, The New State Whirligig
- Date:
- 1783
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 3/4in. (21.9 x 32.4cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper left: "Poor John Bull's House plunder'd at Noon Day"; lettered inside image, center left: "'Tis Liberty! Tis Liberty | Dear Liberty alone'"; center: "'Dam'd rough Sai- | -ling this I shall never | be able to keep my Seat | till the 27th July'"; lower right: "Pubd May 5th, 1783. by W. Humphrey No 227 Strand"; lettered below image: "A Black for the Wigs or, the new State Whirlgig."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1056
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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