The Bengal Levee

James Gillray, published November 9, 1792

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The Bengal Levee, published November 9, 1792. Hand-colored etching on paper.

Hand-colored etching on paper · Image: 39.5 × 60.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: The Bengal Levee
Artist: James Gillray (English, 1756-1815) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)
Date: published November 9, 1792
Medium: Hand-colored etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 39.5 × 60.8 cm (15 9/16 × 23 15/16 in.); Plate: 42.5 × 62.5 cm (16 3/4 × 24 5/8 in.); Sheet: 43.5 × 64.2 cm (17 3/16 × 25 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1756–1815

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.