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Balam's Ass speaks

Maker

(artist)
active late 17th and early 18th centuries (Life dates)

(engraver)
1653-1722

(publisher)
1635 - 1705 (Life dates)

Title

Balam's Ass speaks

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 33.5 cm
Width: 23.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5829.46

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







Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left margin & recto : : 54) / G Freman delin [colon] //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : Balams Ass speaks. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : number 22. / J. Kip. Sculp [colon] //

Inscription: inscription : printed : top centre within image & recto : : The Right Hono.ble Charles Dormer, / Earl of Carnarvon, Viscount Ascot, / Baron of Wing Master [ampersand] Surveyour of the Hawks to his Majesty [ampersand] c. / For ye. Advancement of this Worke. Contributed this Place to Whose / Patronage it is humbly dedicated by Richard Blome. //

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