Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British

Text by Oliver Goldsmith, 1728–1774, British
Title:
The Vicar Preaching to the Prisoners
Date:
ca. 1817
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 7 1/4 inches (11.6 x 18.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with gray ink, lower left: "T. Rowlandson."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.29
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
smoking (activity) | vicar | crowd | genre subject | books | table (support furniture) | pipe (smoking equipment) | shackles | women | men | prisoners
Associated Places:
Europe | England | United Kingdom | Yorkshire | Wakefield
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5553