A Mother with Her Child in Her Arms Flying upon the Ramparts of a City in Flames
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 16 inches (49.5 x 40.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, lower right: "From the sale of | Mrs. Romney 1844"; in graphite, lower right: "Romney (Geo) | Lady Hamilton as "Andromache" | escaping from the Burning of Troy"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6258
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figure study | kerchief | dress | woman | man | smoke | children | mother | child | baby | flames | ramparts | city | horse (animal) | arms | religious and mythological subject | fire