Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
'How to Twist Your Neck'
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red ink; verso: watercolor blotches on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 inches (9.7 x 14.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso: [numerical computations across the sheet with watercolor blotches covering entire sheet]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1139
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dog (animal) | horses (animals) | sporting art | tree | women | running | riding (horseback riding)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Sidesaddle, 1690-1935 (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2018-09-07 - 2019-03-24)

Thomas Rowlandson from the Paul Mellon Collection (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2005-04-14 - 2005-06-10)
Publications:
Robert Colls, This sporting life : sport and liberty in England, 1760-1960, Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K., 2020, p. 371, GV706.35 .C65 2020 (LC) YCBA
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47027