Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Hall, 1739–1797, British

Text by John Gay, 1685–1732, British

Published by John Stockdale, ca. 1749–1814, British
Title:
Title Page, Vignette Portrait of 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, center: "J. Hall (...) | VOL. II | 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:
B1982.22.2(1)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82521