Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822, British, Abyssinian Dog, ca. 1813
- Title:
- Abyssinian Dog
- Date:
- ca. 1813
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 5/8 inches (25.1 × 19.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left.: "make four toes on each foot; in graphite", lower center.: "C. Abyssinius".; in graphite, lower right.: "from life [?] Exeter [illeg]/ now preserved at Riddels/ 1813/ 24."
Watermark: J WHATMAN/1813
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.562
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | dog (animal)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10642
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