Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Two Prize Fighters
Date:
ca. 1742
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, pen and brown ink and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 1/2 × 10 inches (24.1 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand; in pen with brown ink, lower center: "Hic victor caestus artemq; repono"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5032
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bald | combat sport | boxing | fist | pants | sporting art | men | interior
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10068