Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808, British
Title:: The Spoiled Child, Scene V
Date:: ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 5/8 inches (39.4 × 49.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Multiple inscriptions in black ink throughout image; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Scene V"; in black ink, lower center: "Inhuman Whetch, where's now thy faith and truth? | To take advantage of my tender youth, | While on your knees you vow'd my spouse to be, | And swore 'twas PARADISE to nest with me!"; in graphite, on mount, lower right: "L VASLET 87"; on back of mount, center: "VASLET, LEWIS | The Spoiled Child, Scene V | one of a set of six"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.4345
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: quill | broken | family | armed forces | lovers | girl | boy | children | sex | gesture | humor | satire | interior | fireplace | paint | birdcage | ink bottle | tankards | lute | sword | knife | bust | miniature (painting) | paintings | table | bonnet | dresses | apron | tricornes | uniform | pendant | genre subject | portraits | letters (correspondence) | fruits | cat (domestic cat) | dog (animal) | ass (donkey) | wine | cheating | oranges | revenge | smiling | disaster | sheet music
Currently On View:: Not on view
Publications:: Kathryn James, English Paleography and Manuscript Culture, 1500-1800, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, p. 131, fig. 164, Z115.E5 J36 2020+ (YCBA)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14171