Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Death Turned Pilot
Date:
between 1815 and 1816
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red-brown ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches (14.6 x 23.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "52"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.339
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
allegory | genre subject | meteorology | oars | hourglass | sails | boats | skeleton | ships | science | People | storm | waves, tidal | death | shipwreck
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:5714