Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1739–1808, British
Title:
Portrait of a Divine
Date:
after 1791
Materials & Techniques:
Pastel, black chalk, white chalk, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Hamilton, H.D. | Port- of a Divine in Black | LGD 62/6/14/41 PM #4511"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6184
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
man | profile | portrait | reverend
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)

English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
Publications:
Patrick Noon, English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures, Yale Center for British Art, 1979, p. 60, no. 66, NC772 N66+ (Wall Shelf) (YCBA)

Scott Wilcox, Line of beauty : British drawings and watercolors of the eighteenth century, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 26, no. 11, NC228 W53 2001 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10162