Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 4 1/8 inches (9.5 × 10.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in pen and black ink, lower center: "Royal 1858 Academy. | when you visit this Institution if you are desirous | of avoiding the crowd get there before breakfast, some | where about this time. 9 A.M. | London Guide"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.155
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
crowd | skirts (garments) | genre subject | paintings | hats, top | frames (furnishings) | gowns | coats | dresses | gallery | exhibitions | art | people
Associated Places:
Royal Academy | Greater London | London | City of Westminster
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition (Royal Academy of Arts, 2018-06-11 - 2018-08-19)A Palace of Art in Victorian England - The Grosvenor Gallery (Denver Art Museum, 1996-06-01 - 1996-08-25)A Palace of Art in Victorian England - The Grosvenor Gallery (Laing Art Gallery, 1996-09-13 - 1996-11-24)A Palace of Art in Victorian England - The Grosvenor Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1996-03-01 - 1996-04-28)
Publications:
Mark Hallett, The Great Spectacle: 250 years of the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, [London], 2018, p. 17, no. 1, N5054 .H35 2018 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)