Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
The Historian Animating the Mind of the Young Painter
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/16 x 10 3/16 inches (18.9 x 25.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in the artist's hand, in graphite, lower center: "Thompson The Poet Reading His Seasons to Wilson the Painter"; in bown ink, lower right: "[Scip?"] (some of letters lost in stamping process) collector's stamp; Verso: in brown ink, upper center: "BIXX" | ["N"?]; in brown ink, lower right: "Rowlandson" | "7 " 6"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.103
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
woman | men | writer | historian | interior | painter | child | room | window | hat | chairs | easel | bust | sculpture | pen | genre subject | cat (domestic cat)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6517