Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
Destruction of the French Collossus
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/16 x 9 7/8in. (33.5 x 25.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside ima ge, center left: "Fraternité"; center: "Egalité"; center right: "Religion de la Nature | Injustice | Oppression | Murder | Destruction"; lettered below image, lower left: "Js. Gillray invt. & ft."; lower center: "Destruction of the French Collosus. | 'Shall the Works of a wicked Nation remain? shall the Monuments of Opression not be destroyed? shall the | 'Lightning not blast the Image which the Destroyers have set up against the God of Heaven, & against his Laws? - Tertullian"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.991
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41698