Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Charles Catton the elder RA, 1728–1798, British

Published by William Hinton, active 1779–1786, British
Title:
The Margate Hoy
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, aquatint and hand-coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 18 inches (30.4 × 45.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper left inside image" "THE MARGATE HOY"; lower left inside image: "C: Catton . S"; lower center inside image: "London Published 19th Aug 1785 by W. Hinton No 5 Sweetings Alley Royal Exhange Cornhill"; lower center inside image, painted or inked over with black, difficult to decipher: "Pub May 10 1785 | for the Proprietors | by Tho Ravenhill | N 91 Fleet Street | London"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11208
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
drinking | obese | wine | marine art | ship | baskets | boat | sail | spoons | bottles | buckets | caricature | bags | tricorns | sunbonnets | ugly | scarves | coats | games | sick | ill | satire | ribbons | sea | food
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30679