Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, Death Turned Pilot, between 1815 and 1816
- Title:
- Death Turned Pilot
- Date:
- between 1815 and 1816
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with pen and red-brown ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches (14.6 x 23.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "52"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.339
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- allegory | boats | death | genre subject | hourglass | meteorology | oars | people | sails | science | ships | shipwreck | skeleton | storm | waves (natural events)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5714
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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