Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840, BritishPublished by Thomas McLean, 1788–1875, British
Title:
Who'll Have a Crown - Now's Your Time
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (27.3 x 38.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper center: "WHO'LL HAVE A CROWN -- NOW'S YOUR TIME | You see Gentlemen I've got a head on my shoulders & wish to keep it there | well I think you are right not to take it -- shall I give it to O'Connell or Cobbet"; lettering lower left: "W Heath"; lower center: "Why there was a crown offered him : and being offered him, he put it by with the back of his hand, thus; vida Julius Caesar"; lettered lower right: "Publ May 29 1830 by T McLean | 26 Haymarket"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell