Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Brown, active 1793, British

after William Kent, ca.1686–1748, British

Text by John Gay, 1685–1732, British

Published by John Stockdale, ca. 1749–1814, British
Title:
Title Page, Fables by John Gay
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper left: " Fables | By | John Gay. | With a Life of the Author | AND | embellished with Seventy Plates."; lettered below image, lower center: "VOL. 1. | LONDON | Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly | 1793"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1982.22.1(2)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82469