Peter Paillou the younger, active 1757–1831, British
Title:
Lumpsucker (Male)
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream vowe paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 × 21 1/2 inches (38.4 × 54.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "4/73 | 2"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "D2343/ P. Paillou OP 1753-1778 | C1750-55 | L G W | Lumpsucker (wale) | Cyclopterus lumpus ([li...]) | P. Paillou was the father of the miniturist of that name. | Basil Long, British Miniaturists, Vol II p325 | I have seen drawings of this series by Paillou, dated 1753 o 1754 | L&G"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection