Print made by George Cumberland, 1754–1848, BritishText by George Cumberland, 1754–1848, British
Title:
Lytierses
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 10 1/8 inches (19.7 × 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper right: "21"; lettered below image, lower center: "Lytierses. in Posibius's Tragedies | If chance a stranger in his fields he spy'd | Abundant wine and viands he supply'd | Largely to drink, and sumptuously to feed | Nor envied he the wretch he doom'd to bleed | Fawkes | Designd & Engravd by G.C. Publishd Jany. 1. 1795"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection