Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joshua Cristall, 1768–1847, British
Title:
Gil Blas, While Practising Medicine under Dr. Sangrado, Encounters Dr. Cuchillo at the Bedside of the Grocer
Date:
between 1820 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 x 15 1/2 inches (33 x 39.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "J. Cristall"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4314
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | illness | illustration | women | men | chairs | stools | bed | sheets (bed coverings) | pillows | pelerines | boots | breeches (trousers) | stockings | caps (headgear) | coats | L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (1715-1735) | picaresque novel
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Works of Splendor and Imagination - The Exhibition Watercolor 1770-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-09-16 - 1981-11-22)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8480