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Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840, British, The Descent of the Great Bear or the Mussulmans in a Quandary, 1828
- Title:
The Descent of the Great Bear or the Mussulmans in a Quandary
- Date:
- 1828
- Medium:
- Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches (29.2 × 43.8 cm), Plate: 10 3/8 × 14 7/8 inches (26.4 × 37.8 cm), Image: 9 1/2 × 14 1/8 inches (24.1 × 35.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "By St. Nicholas i teach you | to break Treaties. | The End of This Not Seen | Truth | Koran"; lettered below image: "Esq. Del. | THE DESCENT OF THE GREAT BEAR of the MUSSULMAN'S in a QUANDARY | Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Godfrey Pearlson
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2019.17.47
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:81913
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