The Craft in Danger
Maker
(artist)
1742-1826
(publisher)
(printer)
1742-1826
(publisher)
(printer)
Title
The Craft in Danger
Date of Production
1877
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Height: 20.1 cm
Width: 28.3 cm
Width: 28.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.4603.164
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
dinosaur
walrus
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: THE CRAFT IN DANGER / An uproar among the Craftsmen at Ephesus opposing a new Species of Knowledge which they thought might interfere with the profits of their trade.
Inscription: Recto: left, in speech bubble, printed: Go in Friend / Fear nothing
Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: -Hope is lost the rope gives way / and muscular motion gains the day
Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: Strontian
Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: Sirs you know that by this / Craft we have our / Wealth.
Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: Bar-Clay I Know it not / Neither is it mentioned by / the Illustrious / Werner.
Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: I insist Bar-Clay shall be / Employed in the new Building / It will Strengthen & adorn / the Structure
Inscription: Recto: right, printed: Float Stone / Clay Stone / Loam / Potters Clay / Pure Clay / Alum Stone & c. / Common Clay / Werners System / Clay Family / Clay Genus
Inscription: Recto: lower right, printed: 322 / Acts XIX Ver. 23 & cc.
Stamp: Verso: upper right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY
Inscription: Recto: left, in speech bubble, printed: Go in Friend / Fear nothing
Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: -Hope is lost the rope gives way / and muscular motion gains the day
Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: Strontian
Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: Sirs you know that by this / Craft we have our / Wealth.
Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: Bar-Clay I Know it not / Neither is it mentioned by / the Illustrious / Werner.
Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: I insist Bar-Clay shall be / Employed in the new Building / It will Strengthen & adorn / the Structure
Inscription: Recto: right, printed: Float Stone / Clay Stone / Loam / Potters Clay / Pure Clay / Alum Stone & c. / Common Clay / Werners System / Clay Family / Clay Genus
Inscription: Recto: lower right, printed: 322 / Acts XIX Ver. 23 & cc.
Stamp: Verso: upper right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY
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