Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist

after Robert Edge Pine, 1730–1788, British
Title:
Mrs. Yates in the Character of Medea
Date:
after 1771
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 x 10 1/4 inches (38.1 x 26 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "Mrs. Yates"; in graphite, on back, lower right: "watercolor mrs yates | 18th cent British actress"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2009.9.201
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
necklace | costume | boys | sons | children | mother | actress | night | gesture | fear | light | stripes | Classical | woman | theater (discipline) | crying | Greek mythology | shielding | fist | religious and mythological subject | literary theme | dark | clouds | Medea (play) | play
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:61808