Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British
Title:
Study of a Goat
Date:
late 1770s
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and stumping, and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper, laid down on card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches (16.8 x 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed verso, lower right, in blue pastel: "x" | in graphite, "u"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2006.14.20
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | goat | reclining | scribbles | antler
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)

Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54364