Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Portrait of an Old man
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, blue pastel, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/16 x 6 1/8 inches (17.9 x 15.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper center: "10 .. 9 | 3 .. 3 | (line) | 7 .. 16 | 1 .. 19 | (underline) | 5 .. 17 | 1 .. 19 | |1 .. 19 | 1 ..19 | 1 .. 19 | (underline) | 7 .. 16"; in graphite, verso, center: 7 . 17 .. 6 | (underline) | 7 .. 17 6 | 5 .. 5 | (underline) | 2 ... 12 6 | 1 .. 7 .. 6 | (underline) | 4 .. 0 ... 0"; in graphite, verso, right center: "Rowlandson"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5576
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait | robe | Chair - Arm | man | elderly | sleeping
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5781