Shakespeare – Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: James Gillray|James Aitken|William Shakespeare
Artist bio: British, London 1756–1815 London|British, active 1788–1801|British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon
Artist role: Artist|Publisher|Subject
Artist nationality: British|British|British
Date: June 20, 1789
Medium: Etching and aquatint; undescribed state
Dimensions: image: 18 5/8 x 14 15/16 in. (47.3 x 37.9 cm)
plate: 19 13/16 x 15 1/4 in. (50.3 x 38.8 cm)
sheet: 21 15/16 x 17 3/8 in. (55.7 x 44.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962
Tags: Satire|Shakespeare