Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British
Title:
Study of a Woman in a Mob Cap
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches (19.4 x 13.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "1<...>"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5980
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hair | hat | woman | genre subject | collar | profile | portrait | shadow
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Gainsborough's Family Album (National Portrait Gallery, 2018-11-22 - 2019-02-03)

Gainsborough's Family Album (Princeton University Art Museum, 2019-02-23 - 2019-06-05)

Thomas Gainsborough (Ferrara, Italy) (Ferrara Galleries of Modern & Contemporary Art, 1998-06-07 - 1998-08-30)

Gainsborough Drawings - International Exhibitions Foundation (National Gallery of Art, 1983-10-02 - 1983-12-04)

Gainsborough Drawings - International Exhibitions Foundation (Kimbell Art Museum, 1983-12-17 - 1984-02-19)

Thomas Gainsborough (Tate) (Tate Britain, 1980-10-07 - 1981-01-04)

Thomas Gainsborough (Tate) (Musée du Louvre, 1981-02-07 - 1981-04-26)
Publications:
John T. Hayes, Gainsborough drawings, International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1983, pp. 136-37, no. 59, NJ18 G16 H392 (YCBA)

David H. Solkin, Gainsborough's Family Album, National Portrait Gallery, London, p. 166-167, NJ18.G16 S65 2018 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6522