Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
A Warm Birth for the Old Administration -----
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 13 1/4in. (22.2 x 33.7cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper left: "Wisdom of Solomon"; upper right: "Pandæmonium"; center: "'This is Boreas; he'll make an excellent pair of Bellows Old Boy.'"; center right: "'We'er sailing in a damn'd hot Latitude'"; lettered below image, lower center: "A Warm Birth for the Old Administration. | Take the Wicked from before the King, & his Throne shall be establish'd in Righteousness."; lower right: "Pubd. April 2d. 1783. by W. Humphrey"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1044
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:41795