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Samuel Collings, active 1784–1795

Polite Amusement of Brute Beasts at the Lyceum

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Samuel Collings, Polite Amusement of Brute Beasts at the Lyceum, undated, Pen and black ink with gray wash on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1975.4.150.




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  • Creator

    Samuel Collings, active 1784–1795

  • Title

    Polite Amusement of Brute Beasts at the Lyceum

  • Date

    undated

  • Materials & Techniques

    Pen and black ink with gray wash on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper

  • Dimensions

    Sheet: 7 × 8 3/4 inches (17.8 × 22.2 cm)

  • Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering

    Inscribed in artist's hand in pen and grey and black ink, upper center: "Conamur Tenues | Grandia."

  • Credit Line

    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Accession Number

    B1975.4.150

  • Classification

    Drawings & Watercolors

  • Collection

    Prints and Drawings

  • Subject Terms

    boxing | genre subject | lyceum | spectators | stage

  • Access

    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Link

    https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8156

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