Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
An Excrescence; - Afungus; - Alias - A Toadstool Upon a Dung-Hill
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 8 3/4in. (24.4 x 22.2cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image; lower center: "An Excrescence; a Fungus; Alias - A Toadstool upon a Dunghill. | Pubd. Decr. 20th, 1791. by H. Humphrey N.18 Old Bond Street"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.978
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44144