Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
Initiation of a Rustic Nymph
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash; verso: brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (14.6 x 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "496"; on verso in pen and blue ink, upper center: "Infant Shakespear, not "Old Maids" as believed in [...] No 98 [...] 1789-N: C's[...] 73/43 (12) | 496"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938, to the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.344
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | nymphs | figure study | initiation
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6726