James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
Pen-etration
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 inches (26.4 × 20.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower left: "Pub'd Aug't 6th 1799 | by H. Humphrey No. 27 | St. James's Street"; lower right: "J's Gillray des. & fec't"; lower center: "PEN-ETRATION. - NB: This Title has no affinity to Pen, as connected with the | Goose-Quill; -nor has it any allusion to Penguin, a stupid creature between a Fish & a Fowl; - | the word is simply derived from Pen, as the Instrument used to express the deep researches of | the mind; see the St. James's Street chit-chat - respecting a Keen Pen; -a Witty Pen; -& a Pen, often Cut, but, | never mended."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.798
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
British Museum, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 11 volumes in 12, British Museum Publications, London, no. 9441, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA)