Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Low, 1891–1963, New Zealand
Title:
Hitch in the Roman Triumph
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, white gouache, blue chalk and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 7/16 × 21 1/16 inches (36.7 × 53.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, upper left :" VICTORY SPQR", inscrubed in pen, with black ink, upper right: "AVE CAESA | VICTORY" inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower left: "RESERVED CHAINS | FOR THE SANCTIONS NATIONS", inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center:"HITCH IN THE ROMAN TRIUMPH". inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower right: "CAESAR: "BOTHER! THE CAPTIVES ARE LATE!""
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and Jennifer Monaghan
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1989.31.3
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
historical subject | caricature | World War 1939-1945
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2949