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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

Kitty Overcome

1821

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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, Kitty Overcome, 1821, Watercolor, gray wash, pen and brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1977.14.324.




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  • Creator

    Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

  • Title

    Kitty Overcome

  • Date

    1821

  • Materials & Techniques

    Watercolor, gray wash, pen and brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

  • Dimensions

    Sheet: 5 7/16 x 7 13/16 inches (13.8 x 19.8 cm), Mount: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

  • Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering

    Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower center: "N36 Kitty not to be overcome by the Doctors elocution - her suffers his passions | to overcome his Reason and is caught in the act of taking unwarrantable liberties"; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, lower center: "The Doctors Passions overcomes his reason and attempts unwarrant | Liberties with Kitty"

  • Credit Line

    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Accession Number

    B1977.14.324

  • Classification

    Drawings & Watercolors

  • Collection

    Prints and Drawings

  • Subject Terms

    cat (domestic cat) | chair | churn | dishes | dog (animal) | door | elderly | genre subject | man | mouse | shelves | steps | Table - mixing | women | youth

  • Access

    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Link

    https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5702

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