Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, Parisian Street Figures, 1786
- Title:
- Parisian Street Figures
- Date:
- 1786
- Medium:
- Gray wash and graphite with pen and brown ink; verso: watercolor on medium, moderately textured, blued white laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches (15.9 x 25.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, left to right, center: "Music Grinders", "a [Danoy and?] Porter", "a Water Carrier"; in gray ink, lower center: "Figures Sketch'd from a Window at Paris 1786---"; in graphite, lower right: ["D3577"?] | "1/6"
Paul Mellon collector's mark
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.73
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- figures | genre subject | instrument | men | musician | street
- Associated Places:
- Europe | France | Paris
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5600
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