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James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 1 - "Ah me! what perils doth that Youth encounter, who dares within the Fellow's Bog to enter.", 1806
- Title:
The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 1 - "Ah me! what perils doth that Youth encounter, who dares within the Fellow's Bog to enter."
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1806
- Medium:
- Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 7/8 inches (24.3 × 35.3 cm), Image: 8 3/4 × 13 7/8 inches (22.3 × 35.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "The Rake's-Progress at the University. __No.1__"; lower center, bracketed: " 'Ah me! what perils doth that Youth encounter, | Who dares within the Fellow's Bog to enter.'__"; lower right: "Publishd October 22d - 1806 - by Hh. Humphrey, | No.27 St James's Street London."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1995.23.22
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- academic robes | arcade | arches | bog | breeches | caricature | catching | cravats | doorway | fear | hallways | humor | men | mortar boards | parody | satire | shadows | sneaking | spying | students | tassels | university | watching | youth
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4713
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