Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
Gloria Mundi, or - The Devil Addressing the Sun
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.8 x 21.6cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, center right: "To the I call, But with no friendly voice, & add thy name, Sh...ne! to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state I fell. &c &c &c"; lettered below image, lower center: "Gloria Mundi, or The Devil Addressing the Sun. | Pare. Lost. Book IV."; lower right: "Pubd. July 22d. 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1035
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | caricatures | satire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41772