unknown artist, (John Peace?)after Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, BritishFormerly attributed to Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British
Title:
The Long Minuet as Danced at Bath
Date:
after 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 58 7/16 inches (24 x 148.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper center: "Bos, Fur, atque Sacerdos."; lower center: "A LONG MINUET AS DANCED AT BATH. | Longa Tysonum Minuit ____ Quid velit & possit rerum concordia discors. __ Horace"; on back, upper left: "John Peace."; illegible inscriptions in graphite, on back, upper left; on back, upper right: "Saw the [...] from [...] at [...] | house at Bath. [...] | more figures at this end and two [...] | the other.)"; on back of mount, center: "Anonymous, 18th c. | John PEACE (?) after H. W. Bunbury | (formerly attributed to H. W. Bunbury) | A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath (underlined) | BY | (H. W. BUNBURY.) | (1750-1811) | COLLECTION - SIR OSBERT SITWELL, BART."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection