James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Royal-Bull-Fight, 1795
- Title:
- The Royal-Bull-Fight
- Date:
- 1795
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 3/4 x 13 3/8in. (22.2 x 34cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower left: "Js. Gy. desn. et fect."; lower center: "The ROYAL BULL-FIGHT | Description, from the Royal Bull Fight of 1795 | Then enter'd a Bull of the true British dreed, who appear'd to be extremely peaceable 'till oppos'd by a Desperado, mounted upon a White Horse, who by numberless Wounds | provok'd the Animal to the utmost pitch of Fury, when collecting all its strength into one dreadful effort, & darting upon its opponent, destroy'd both Horse & Rider in a Moment-"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.985
- 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:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44159
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