The Mighty Mother Sails Through the Air

Print made by Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on), The Mighty Mother Sails Through the Air, 1787

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Creator:

Print made by Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Published by J Johnson, active 1771–1793

Title:

The Mighty Mother Sails Through the Air

Former Title(s):

Fortune

Additional Title(s):

Folly

Part Of:

Collective Title: The Temple of Folly

Date:

1787

Medium:

Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 5/8 inches (26.2 × 19.3 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in black ink, lower right: "Etched by Fueseli_"

Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon

Lettered, lower left: "Published June 1st 1787 by J. Johnson No 72 St Pauls Church Yard London"; lower right inside image, in Greek: "?a?daµat??" (with reference to Folly as "Great Mother")

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.11499

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

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https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31087

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