Peter Paillou the younger, active 1757–1831, British
Title:
A Capuchin
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 15 1/8 inches (54.9 × 38.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower left: "6/[?]5 | R"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "D2342/ P. Paillou of 1753-1778 | Inscription in the artist's hand. | c 1750-55. Capuchin (Cebus apella) | LGD | P. Paillou was the father of the | miniturist of that name. | b. Basil Long, British Miniaturists, Vol II. p325 | I have seen drawings by Paillou in this | series dated 1753 & 1754"; lower right: <575>; in pen and brown ink, lower right: [...]; lower right: [44(?)]; lower center: "m"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection