Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
The Tree of Liberty
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 9 5/16in. (32.7 x 23.7cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "Li- ber- tas."; upper right: "Pub.d Feby. 16th 1797 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street"; center: "The Tree of Liberty."; lower right: "Lectures upon the fall of the Republic by J Thelwall"; lower right: "Js. Gy. inv. & fet."; below image; lower center: "The Tree of Liberty must be planted immediately! this is the 'something which must be done' | and that quickly too! to save the country from destruction. vide. Sentments of Whig Club Feby. 14th 1797"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.902
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:43717