James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 7/16 inches (26.4 × 39.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "54"; lower right: "GILLRAY, JAMES | THE VALLEY OF THE | SHADOW OF DEATH"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.806
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
moon | Styx (river of Hades); 'Stige' (Ripa) | rats | monsters | frogs (animals) | Bible | crowns (symbols of sovereignty) | dying | satire | hat | humor | donkey | valley | lightning | path | dogs (animals) | shadow | fear | political | signs | snakes | caricature | spear | birds | soldiers | hell | skeletons | chains | parody | rivers | riding | swords | hourglass | Europe | historical subject | animals | fire | war | death
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2004-02-14 - 2004-05-09)The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (Rutgers University Art Gallery, 1981-03-08 - 1981-04-19)Circa 1800 - The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1981-05-12 - 1981-06-28)