Apotheosis of the Corsican Phoenix; Pandora Opening Her Box
Date1809, printed c. 1895
Artist
James Gillray
(British caricaturist, 1757–1815)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate (left): 14 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (36.2 × 26 cm)
plate (right): 14 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (36.5 × 26.4 cm)
sheet: 16 7/8 × 25 in. (42.9 × 63.5 cm)
plate (right): 14 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (36.5 × 26.4 cm)
sheet: 16 7/8 × 25 in. (42.9 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-247a
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Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
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