James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Fall of Dagon - or Rare News for Leaden-Hall Street, 1784
- Title:
- The Fall of Dagon - or Rare News for Leaden-Hall Street
- Date:
- 1784
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 3/8 x 11 5/16in. (18.7 x 28.7cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, center left: "Tower Bill"; center right: "Broad Bottom"; lettered below image, lower center: "THE FALL OF DAGON - OR THE RARE NEWS FOR LEADENHALL. | And behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord & the head of Dagon and both the Palms | of his hands were cutt off upon the threshold."; lower right: "Publish'd Jany. 4, 1784 by W. Humphrey. 227 Strand."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1082
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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