Think You, the Happy in the Shades Below

Print made by George Cumberland, 1754–1848, British, Think You, the Happy in the Shades Below, 1795

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Creator:: Print made by George Cumberland, 1754–1848
Text by George Cumberland, 1754–1848
Title:: Think You, the Happy in the Shades Below
Part Of:: Collective Title: Thoughts on Outline
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 × 10 1/8 inches (19.7 × 25.7 cm), Binding: 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm), Plate: 7 3/8 × 8 7/8 inches (18.7 × 22.5 cm), Image: 4 7/8 × 8 1/8 inches (12.4 × 20.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered above image, upper right: "17"; lettered below image, lower center: "Think you, the happy in the shades below | Or see your tears, or listen to your woe? | Petronius: Ephesian Matron. | Design'd & Engd: by G.C. Publish'd Jany. 1. 1795"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1978.43.1619
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7575
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