Object Number 1957.1261

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

THE WISE MEN of GOTHAM and their GOOSE

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Humphrey (Publisher)
c. 1740-c. 1810

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

February 16 1776 (1776-1776)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Pub,,\d 16,,\th Feb,\y 1776, by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street Soho.

Subjects

Social/political commentary

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.8 (H) , 25.8 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

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.

Publisher Summary

Humphrey, William

Publication Date

02/16/1776

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

"T. DUPUY FIN AUVERGNE 1742"

Coloring

Hand colored with opaque watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.