Content with Food which Nature Freely Bred

Print made by George Cumberland, 1754–1848, British, Content with Food which Nature Freely Bred, 1795

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Creator:: Print made by George Cumberland, 1754–1848
Text by George Cumberland, 1754–1848
Title:: Content with Food which Nature Freely Bred
Part Of:: Collective Title: Thoughts on Outline
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 12 inches (22.9 × 30.5 cm), Plate: 4 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (11.7 × 22.5 cm), Image: 3 7/8 × 8 inches (9.8 × 20.3 cm), Binding: 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered above image, upper right: "7"; upper left: "Content with food which nature freely bred | On wildings and on strawberries they fed | Ovid, Golden Age"; lettered below image, lower center: "Design'd & Engrav'd by G.C. & Publish'd Jany. 1. 1795."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1978.43.1633
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7587
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