Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864, British
Title:
Sophy Steadman Reading
Date:
ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches (19.7 x 11.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "SOPHY"; lower center: "Sophy Steadman (related to Hunt) | Both from a family album"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "Sophy Steadman | Hunt family"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.827
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
book | portrait | girl | posing | sitting | thoughtful | genre subject | niece | resting | reading | family | dress
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10877