Symptoms: of Doubtful Amusement - or Craneing, of Anxious Amusement - or Sure of a Bite, of Public Amusement - or No Taxes, Dangerous Amusement - or a Slapper, Private Amusement - or Cruelty
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 13/16 inches (18.4 × 22.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "62"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "of Doubtful amusement or Craning"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "of anxious Amusement or sure of a Bite"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "of Publick amusement or no Taxes"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "of Dangerous Amusement [..?.]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "of Private Amusement or Cruelty"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection