Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Prout, 1783–1852, British
Title:
Study of Figures at Schaffhausen
Date:
before 1841
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/16 × 4 7/16 inches (8.7 × 11.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center right; "[...]"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Schaffhausen"; on verso of mount, center: "Samuel Prout | Study of figures at Schaffhausen: | market women etc., including three young | girls sitting in upper group"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.167
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dresses | peasants | girls | headscarves | hats | women | workers | working | aprons (main garments) | carrying | genre subject | figure study | baskets | bonnets | labor | laborers | market (event)
Associated Places:
Switzerland | Europe | Schaffhausen
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1810