Taking Physick:-or-The News of Shooting the King of Sweden!
Maker
(artist)
1757-1815
(etcher)
1757-1815
(publisher)
(active 1778-1822) (Life dates)
1757-1815
(etcher)
1757-1815
(publisher)
(active 1778-1822) (Life dates)
Title
Taking Physick:-or-The News of Shooting the King of Sweden!
Date of Production
1792
Medium
printed in black
etching
etching
Dimensions
Height: 25 cm
Height: 35.7 cm
Height: 35.7 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7709
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
Literature
Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 11 vols
no. 8080
no. 8080
Inscriptions
Inscription: Pub.d April 11th 1792. by H. Humphrey N. 18 Old Bond Street. / 22 //
Inscription: TAKING PHYSICK; - or-The News of Shooting the King of Sweden! / What? Shot! What? what? Shot! shot! shot! / Another Monarch done over! //
Inscription: J. GILLRAY / Taking Physick //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: TAKING PHYSICK; - or-The News of Shooting the King of Sweden! / What? Shot! What? what? Shot! shot! shot! / Another Monarch done over! //
Inscription: J. GILLRAY / Taking Physick //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
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