Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British
Title:
The Gypsy Fortune-Teller
Date:
ca. 1758
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 1/8 inches (24.4 x 30.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "5625"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Paul Sandby. R.A. delinit."; inscribed in blue chalk, verso, center right: "4784| wash not done; [nob] to be stuck on"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5950
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fortune-teller | gypsy | horse (animal) | road | boat | landscape | genre subject | children | building | trees | river
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
Publications:
The Art of Paul Sandby, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, 1985, pp. 40-1, no. 40, NJ18 Sa56 R62 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15079