Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Isaac Cruikshank, 1764–1811, British
Title:
General Fast
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 7 1/2in. (25.4 x 19.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower left: "IC"; lower center: "GMW"; lower right: "IC"; lettered below image: "General Fast | 'Of all the great Generals Europe can boast | None so handy each season to call to his Post | In her annals of war in times present and past | As that meagre old General - General Fast' | London Published May 4th 1796 by S W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly Folios of Carecatures Lent"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1096
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42553