Dorking Hen Body, Lateral View (Outline drawing of the muscles)
Date:
1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen with iron gall ink, with traces of red ink on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper laid down on cream moderately thick, moderately textured, wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches (26 x 32.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed extensively in graphite and red ink: anatomical notes; in graphite, verso, upper left: "100"; in graphite, verso, upper right, from top to bottom of sheet: "100"; in graphite, verso, lower right, from top to bottom of sheet: "616.57"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "D.122 | IR 356/122"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.1.122
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
chickens | Fowls | anatomical study | anatomy | study (visual work) | figure study | bird