Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
Wolgemuth Rescuing the Shipwrecked off the Cape of Good Hope
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (14 x 22.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "199"; upper right: "Nov. 95 | 304"; in pen and blue ink, lower left: "Salvage or [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.201
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
historical subject | sea | horse (animal) | shipwreck
Associated Places:
South Africa | Cape of Good Hope
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Alex Kidson, George Romney : a complete catalogue of his paintings, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, 2015, v. 3, p. 832, NJ18.R65 A12 +K54 2015 v.1-3 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6599