Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:: The Bottomless-Pitt
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 8 3/4in. (24.8 x 22.2cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered inside image, upper center: "'If there is a Fundamental deficiency, why call for Papers?'"; lettered below image, lower center: 'The BOTTOMLESS-PITT."; lower right: "Pubd. March 16th, 1792. by H. Humphrey No.18, Old Bond Street"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1981.25.972
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:44129