Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Comforts of Bath: The Ball
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 5 11/16 x 8 1/4 inches (14.4 x 21 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.56
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | chandeliers | chairs | organ pipes | musicians | interior | men | women | ball (party) | dance hall | people by activity | dancing | crowd
Associated Places:
Somerset | Bath and Northeast Somerset | Bath | United Kingdom | England | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)

Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
Publications:
British Art at Yale, Apollo, vol.105, April 1977, pp. 281-282, fig. 12, N1 .A54 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)

The Cunning Eye of Thomas Rowlandson, Apollo, vol.105, no. 182, April 1977, pp. 281-2, fig. 12, N1 A54 05:2 + (YCBA) Also available: N5220 M552 A7 1977 + (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5583