Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Isaac Cruikshank, 1764–1811, British
Title:
Ma'm Vandercrout and Suitors
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (21.6 x 24.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered extensively in pen and black ink, lower center, beginning: "MA'M VANDERCROUT | Mam Vandercrout her weeds quite new | Fifty and richer than a Jew | With voice of raven and an eye | Might with the coddled gooseberry vie | Fair as bull beef and then a form | Lovely as porpoise in a storm | A ton of flesh with gold hoops bound | Just four feet high and six feet round..."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5238
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
obese | vulture | gentlemen | caricature | paintings | woman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8604