Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Henry Brooke, 1772–1860, Irish
Title:
Portrait of a Girl Sketching
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite on verso: "William Hentry Brooke "1771 - 1860"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.83
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sitting | figure study | easels | sketching | girls | chairs | curtains | easel paintings | palettes
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Ireland - Art on a World Stage 1690-1840 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2015-03-17 - 2015-06-07)

Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
Publications:
William Laffan, Ireland : crossroads of art and design, 1690-1840, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2015, p. 226, no. 18, no. 18, N6787 .I74 2015 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12518