John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, British, He Goeth after Her straightway as an Ox Goeth to the Slaughter (Proverbs, Chapter VII, Verse 22), ca. 1780
- Title:
- He Goeth after Her straightway as an Ox Goeth to the Slaughter (Proverbs, Chapter VII, Verse 22)
- Date:
- ca. 1780
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, black chalk, white chalk, and red chalk with gray ground on thick, textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 x 10 1/8in. (35.6 x 25.7cm), Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 1/4 inches (35.9 × 26 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "He goeth after Her straightway as an Ox goeth to the Slaughter | or a fool to the correction of the stocks Proverbs C7 V22"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.481
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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