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Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806, British, A Modern Spread Eagle, 1782
- Title:
A Modern Spread Eagle
- Date:
- 1782
- Medium:
- Etching with hand coloring on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/8 × 6 3/4 inches (26.3 × 17.1 cm), Image: 9 × 5 15/16 inches (22.9 × 15.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "X"; on back, lower left: "44553 (encircled)"
Lettered in black ink, within image, lower left: "Mr. Bunbury del."; within image, lower right: "Js. Bretherton f."; lower left: "Publish'd 3d. (3 reversed) Jany. 1782. (2 reversed)"; lower center: "A MODERN SPREAD (S reversed) EAGLE."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.11167
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- building | caricature | coat | coat of arms | costume | crest | curls | double-headed eagle | dress | eagle (bird) | emblem (symbol) | fan | genre subject | gesture | gown | greeting | Habsburg Monarchy | hats | humor | leaning | man | parody | post | queue wig | satire | sign | tricorne | wig | woman
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30619
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