Richard Dadd, 1817–1886, British, Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Treachery, 1853
- Title:
- Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Treachery
- Date:
- 1853
- Medium:
- Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches (36.5 x 25.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "Sketch to illustrate the Passions | Treachery."; in brown ink, lower left: "by Rich.d Dadd-- | Bethlem Hospital London. 1853."
Signed and dated in brown ink, lower left: "by Rich.d Dadd-- | Bethlem Hospital London. 1853."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.9735
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beards | Christianity | costume | illustration | men | Passion of Christ | religious and mythological subject | robes | stairs | study (visual work)
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: As a COVID-19 precaution, the Study Room is closed until further notice. - Exhibition History:
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British Drawings (Davis & Langdale Co.) (Davis & Langdale Co., Inc., 1985-05-01 - 1985-05-31)
Richard Dadd Exhibition (Davis & Langdale Co., Inc., 1994-05-03 - 1994-06-03)
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Nicholas Tromans, Richard Dadd, the artist and the asylum , Tate Publishing, London, 1911, pp. 97, 114, 115, 117-18, 121-22, fig. 62, NJ18 D121 T76 + (YCBA)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8817
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