Pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 13 7/8 inches (29.5 × 35.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, upper left: "Give all thou canst | and let me dream the rest."; in pen and gray ink, upper center: "Fortunatus's Purse | and | Wishing Cap"; in pen and gray ink, upper right: "Man wants but little here below, | Nor wants that little long!"; in pen and gray ink, center: "VALUE | Above what you are Worth | NOTHING"; in pen and gray ink, lower center: "BLESSED IS HE THAT EXPECTETH NOTHING - FOR HE SHALL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED"; in pen and gray ink, lower center: "A New Stamp for a Tax on Income!"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "A [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.14.4
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | stamp | stamps, tax | income | income | taxes | taxes | tax stamps | genre subject | coat of arms