Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886, British
Title:
Sketch of Robin Hood
Date:
1852
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (35.9 x 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper right: "Sketch of Robin Hood."; in brown ink, upper right: "Rd Dadd. | 1852."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6135
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hero | leaves | dog (animal) | archer | sword | bows (weapons) | arrow | hats | illustration | archery | man | folklore | feathers | trees
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Richard Dadd Exhibition (Davis & Langdale Co., Inc., 1994-05-03 - 1994-06-03)
Publications:
Nicholas Tromans, Richard Dadd, the artist and the asylum , Tate Publishing, London, 2011, pp. 120, 121, fig. 66, NJ18 D121 T76 + (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8814