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The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of Soul,-i.e.-the Wits of the Age, Setting the Table in a Roar

Maker

(artist)
1757-1815

(etcher)
1757-1815

(publisher)
(active 1778-1822) (Life dates)

Title

The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of Soul,-i.e.-the Wits of the Age, Setting the Table in a Roar

Date of Production

1797

Medium

printed in black
etching

Dimensions

Height: 25.1 cm
Height: 35.6 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7711

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. 8984

Inscriptions

Inscription: The feast of Reason, & the flow of Soul. - ie: - The Wits of the Age, setting the Table in a roar. //

Inscription: Ax my Grandmothers Muff, pray do! / O charming! charming! / Excellent! - damme Georgey, Excellent / Bravo! the best Thing I ever heard, said, damme.. / I say, Georgey - how do Things look now? //

Inscription: J. GILLRAY / The Feast of Reason //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //

Inscription: Pub.d Feby 4th 1797 by H Humphrey New Bond Street / 38 //

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