Print made by Henry Heath, active 1824–1835, BritishPublished by Thomas McLean, 1788–1875, British
Title:
Diogenes in Search of an Honest Ministry
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 inches (29.2 × 43.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "Farewell to Office | Paronage and Gain | Henry Brougham | Postboy drive to | Downing Street. | Holland House | To Let | Landsdown Place | Devon | To Let | Burdett | for | Hume | History | Ordnance | Office | Gre(a)y's Inn | H.H. | Pub'd April 30, 1827 by Tho's McLean Haymarket."; lettered below image: "DIOGENES in Search of an Honest Ministry".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Godfrey Pearlson