James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
Preliminaries of Peace! - or - John Bull, and His Little Friends "Marching to Paris"
Date:
1801
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (25.1 × 35.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in image: "PRELIMINARIES of PEACE! - or - John Bull and his Little Friends "Marching to Paris." | Rule Brittannia! - | Brittannia rules the Waves!!! | Caira! Caira! | Preliminaries | Allons Enfans de la Patrie! Now's your time, Johnny! | my dear Boys! - did not I promise | long ago, to take my Friends by the hand | & lead them on a March to the Gates of | Paris? - Allons! Vive la Liberta | Vive la Liberta | Instruction | from | Park | Place | HEART OF OAK. | West Indies (...) | Malta | Cape of | Good Hope | Map of | Egypt | Restoration | of French | Monarchy | 400 million | Life of Solders | & Sailors killed"; lettered below image: "J's Gillray d & f | Publish'd Oct'r 6th, 1801 by H. Humphrey 27 S't. James's Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.772
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
British Museum, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 11 volumes in 12, British Museum Publications, London, no. 9726, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA)