Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Design for a Vignette: Seated Classical Figure
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink, black ink, incised and squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 x 7 7/8 inches (27.9 x 20 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "[TAS?]",, on mount, inscribed in graphite, upper right: "[6107 C?] Mellon; Verso: inscribed in graphited, upper right: "68/12/20/65"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.447
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
seated | genre subject | vignettes | figure (illustration) | design | profile | allegorical
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9936