Isaac Weld, 1774–1856, Irish, Studies of Roman Saddles, ca. 1818
- Title:
- Studies of Roman Saddles
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: figure studies
- Date:
- ca. 1818
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and pen and brown ink on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 3/8 × 10 1/16 inches (21.3 × 25.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Roman saddle - the fire peak | rising high above hind part | skirt very short - stirrup turning | on a swivel - just large enough | for toe. - Breast plate broad | with large [...]" (extensively inscribed across lower end of sheet on recto; inscribed in graphite, on verso, extensively across entire sheet.)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.2969
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- Grand Tour | miscellaneous | Roman | saddles | still life | studies
- Associated Places:
- Rome
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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