Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Dent, active 1784–1793
Title:
The Disappointment, or, The King's Evidence treated with the caution he deserves
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 x 9 5/8in. (28.9 x 24.4cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Pub' by W. Dent May [28?], 1791(bottom left of image above title); Title: The DISAPPOINTMENT, or, The KING'S EVIDENCE treated with the caution he deserves; And it may be asked what Credit ought to be given to his East India oratorical Representations, when mere apprehension provokes him in a manner equally solemn, to Accuse his dearest Friends of a Design against the Constitution of this Country.
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1740
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42669