Light expelling Darkness, – Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, – or – The Sun of the Constitution, rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition
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Title
Light expelling Darkness, – Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, – or – The Sun of the Constitution, rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition
Collection
Series of social and political caricatures by James Gillray
Political caricatures
Political caricatures, [1792-1796]
Names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 (Artist)
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886 (Collector)
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817 (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1795-04-30
Publisher: H. Humphrey
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYRKZ (Gillray)
Shelf locator: MEZYRK+ (Gillray) Pol.II
Genres
Caricatures
Prints
Cartoons (Commentary)
Notes
Citation/Reference: BM 8644; Pol. II, 65
Physical Description
Etchings
Engravings
Extent: 1 print : Etching with soft ground etching, engraving and roulette, hand-colored.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513380
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513345
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6877330-c5ee-012f-3578-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1795-04-30
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Light expelling Darkness, – Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, – or – The Sun of the Constitution, rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1795. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6877330-c5ee-012f-3578-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1795). Light expelling Darkness, – Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, – or – The Sun of the Constitution, rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6877330-c5ee-012f-3578-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Light expelling Darkness, – Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, – or – The Sun of the Constitution, rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6877330-c5ee-012f-3578-58d385a7bc34
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