The Grand Master or the Adventures of Qui Hi? in HIndostan
Date:
1814
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red-brown and gray ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 8 inches (12.7 x 20.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and red-brown ink, upper left: "AUSPICIO - REGIS."; in dark gray ink, upper right: "ET. SENATUS ANGELIA."; in pen and red-brown ink, lower center: "STRANGE FIGURES NEAR ('near' underlined) THE CAVE OF ELEPHANTA. 1814 --- BOMBAY."; in graphite, lower right: "[illegible words]"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "plate at p 252 of | Adventures of Qui Hi"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection