Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964, British
Title:
George Fox and the Old Priest
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 inches (24 x 30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Letterd in black ink, lower center: "beinge one day att ye house of this Scotch Priest, aforsaid, I saw a Doggelike nature in | him, and I was moved to tell him he was a Dogge, that made him rage and madd, and in madnesse he broke | his Cane upon ye Grounde, and said he would have my Life, or This, and he woulde give his Head if | I was not knockt doune within a Month."; lower right: "George Fox his Journal. Stath, 1651."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B2009.26.9
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
men | priest | surprise | coats | gesture | Religious Society of Friends | dress | historical subject | robes | interior | illustration | minister | doors | woman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:62003