Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Augustus Atkinson, (etching), 1775–1831, British

after John Hill, (aquatint), 1770–1850, British

after Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian

Published by Colnaghi & Co., established 1760, active ca. 1785–1911, Italian, active in Britain
Title:
Fools; or Jesters
Date:
1813
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 1/16 inches (36.7 x 25.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left to upper center: "Dr[...] Col'd. Aqautint (underlined)"; on back, upper right: "after"; on back, lower left: "c"; in black ink, on back, lower right: "1 (encircled) right side | 3 young 3946"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.99
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | cloak | costume | bells | dancing | puppet | genre subject | balloons | jesters | running | stripes | bushes | fools | bladders | men
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25342