Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868, Irish

Published by Thomas McLean, 1788–1875, British
Title:
The Old White Lion
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Colored lithograph on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 3/4 × 14 inches (27.3 × 35.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "Come my old friend don't take | your defeat so much to heart _ you | fought well! & altho' you did throw | a large paving stone at | me, I | Poh! I threw no paving | stone at you, but you all | like to have a dash at the | Old Chancellor. | There he is just | like an | old white | Lion. | H.B. | M. P. | Pub'd by e. McLean 14 St. Martin's Court, Leicester Square."; lettered below image: "THE OLD WHITE LION"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Godfrey Pearlson
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2019.17.53
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:81919