Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British

Published by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
Political Mathematician's Shaking the Broad Bottom'd Hemispheres
Date:
ca. 1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 20 inches (36.2 × 50.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark, center right: "J. WHATMAN | 1811"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.783
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. 10697, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47528