Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air! Glorious Prospects!
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image: Publish'd April 10th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street"; inside image: "Britannia | rules the | World | Britannia | Triumphs | Air | by | Catala- | ni | PORT | MADEIRA | Secret | Correspon | dence from | Copenha | gen | Defence | of the | Country | Nine Hours | & a half | long | Bill of | Fare | 1st Course | Loaves & Fishes | 2nd Course | Loaves & Fishes | 3rd Course | Loaves & Fishes | TREASURY"; lettered below image: "Js Gillray inv & fec't | Delicious Dreams! - Castles in the Air! - Glorious Prospects! | Vide. An Afternoon Nap after the Fatigues | of an Official Dinner"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.808
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. 10979, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA)