Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Attributed to James Miller, active 1773–1814
Title:
A Christening at the Vatican with Swiss Papal Guard, etc.
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 13/16 x 18 5/8 inches (32.5 x 47.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "FT"; inscribed on, upper left: "Rowlandson"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5454
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hats | men | women | nobility | guards | vases | mothers | ewer | pole axes | crowd | infants | dresses | chandelier | podium | architectural subject | religious and mythological subject | christenings | Grand Tour | christening
Associated Places:
Vatican | Rome
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11184