Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806, British

after Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British

Published by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806, British
Title:
The Damnation of Obadiah
Date:
1773
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 15 11/16 inches (30.6 x 39.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "44539 (encircled)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11142
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
smoking (activity) | pointing | walking | satire | shouting | humor | men | coats | cut | interior | doorway | physician | book | science | gesture | nightgown | crutch | fiction | genre subject | broom | caricature | breeches (trousers) | waistcoats | pipe (smoking equipment) | dog (animal) | handkerchief | map | illustration | wound | tricorne | profile (figure) | nightcap | chairs | excommunication | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) | novel
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30582