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Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Title:
The Bottomless-Pitt
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 8 3/4in. (24.8 x 22.2cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image, upper center: "'If there is a Fundamental deficiency, why call for Papers?'"; lettered below image, lower center: 'The BOTTOMLESS-PITT."; lower right: "Pubd. March 16th, 1792. by H. Humphrey No.18, Old Bond Street"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.972
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | caricatures | satire
Associated People:
Pitt, William [known as Pitt the younger] (1759–1806), prime minister
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44129
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