Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, Statue of George II, Greenwich, undated
- Title:
- Statue of George II, Greenwich
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Rowlandson's Sketches: Album of 150 Drawings
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 7/8 × 5 inches (20 × 12.7 cm), Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm), Binding: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "In the centre of the grand square is a fine statue of George 2 | by Rysbrack. sculpted out of a single block of white Marble which | weigh'd 11 Tons."; inscribed below image in graphite: "Between King Charles and Queen Anne's buildings. The marble taken from the French by Admiral Sir George Rooke"
Watermark on album page: "Smith & Allnutt 1823"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.1482(6)
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors-Sketchbooks
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:70379
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