Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British

Text by Oliver Goldsmith, 1728–1774, British
Title:
The Vicar of Wakefield: Frontispiece
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen and red-brown ink; verso: graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches (16.5 x 11.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "T. Rowlandson"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.16
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
vicar | poor | hats | women | genre subject | bonnets (caps) | men | child
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Wakefield | Yorkshire | England | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)

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:5540