THE WISE MEN of GOTHAM and their GOOSE
Prints and Maps
William Humphrey (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
February 16 1776 (1776-1776)
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
1957.1261
Object Number1957.1261 |
Print (Mezzotint)
THE WISE MEN of GOTHAM and their GOOSE
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
William Humphrey (Publisher)
c. 1740-c. 1810
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
February 16 1776 (1776-1776)
1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Pub,,\d 16,,\th Feb,\y 1776, by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street Soho.
Social/political commentary
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
14.1 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)
35.8 (H) , 25.8 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)
Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.2 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.1 cm). Chain interval: 3.0-3.1 cm; laid line frequency: 7-8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Humphrey, William
02/16/1776
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
"T. DUPUY FIN AUVERGNE 1742"
Hand colored with opaque watercolors
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[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 98, pp. 158-159.
[Book] The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 5.
• Print listed on p. 216-217.