Ozias Humphry, 1742–1810, British, active in Italy (1773–77) and India (1785–87)
Title:
Study of the Artist's Mother Sewing
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 4 1/2 inches (15.2 × 11.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "D2867 | Ozias Humphrey RA 1742-1810 | The Artist's Mother, 1776 | of the very closely related and rather | more elaborate study of his Mother, | dated 1776 in the BR | L.G.D"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection