Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
A Black Leg Detected Secreting Cards (a Study)
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/16 x 5 5/16 inches (8.7 x 13.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, right center: "35[7?9?]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5123
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
men | genre subject | cards (recreational artifacts) | study (visual work) | fighting
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Rowlandson (Art Services Int'l) (The Frick Collection, 1990-02-10 - 1990-04-08)

Thomas Rowlandson (Art Services Int'l) (The Frick Art Museum, 1990-04-21 - 1990-06-03)

Thomas Rowlandson (Art Services Int'l) (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1990-06-23 - 1990-08-05)
Publications:
Vic Gatrell, The first bohemians : life and art in London's golden age, , Allen Lane, London, 2013, pp. 333, 334, fig. 156, NX544.L6 G37 2013 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5761