Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British, The Gypsy Fortune-Teller, ca. 1758
- Title:
- The Gypsy Fortune-Teller
- Date:
- ca. 1758
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 1/8 inches (24.4 x 30.8 cm), Mount: 13 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches (34.3 x 41 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "5625"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Paul Sandby. R.A. delinit."; inscribed in blue chalk, verso, center right: "4784| wash not done; [nob] to be stuck on"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5950
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boat | building | children | fortune-teller | genre subject | gypsy | horse (animal) | landscape | river | road | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15079
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The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
The Art of Paul Sandby, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, 1985, pp. 40-1, no. 40, NJ18 Sa56 R62 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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