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Call Number:
MSS 10
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Title(s):
Humorous Sketches of Skeletons. Engaged in the various sciences. Drawn by H. Heathcote Russell as a companion to the skeletons copied from the Long Wall at Brentford. London, Published 3d June 1830 by S. Gans. 15 Southampton Street, Strand.
Date:
1830 June 3
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Part of Collection:
2-472
Provenance:
Paul Mellon Fund, June 2006.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Humorous sketches of skeletons engaged in "Singing", "Dancing", "Music", "Oratory", "Painting", and "Sculpture".
Physical Description:
engraving ; 25 x 45 cm.
Genre:
Engravings (prints), Correspondence , Portraits, Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance), and Letters
Subject Terms:
Artists
Collectors and collecting
Sculptors
Sculpture
Wills
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Blake, William, 1757-1827
British Museum
Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833
Upcott, William, 1779-1845
Finding Aid Title:
Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/3.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/824
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/824?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1