Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786, British
Title:
An Illustration to the Newgate Calendar: Raby Finding a Woman's Ring Difficult to Be Pulled Off, Cut Off Her Finger, Near Finchley
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/16 × 3 7/8 inches (13.2 × 9.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.254
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | ring | carriage | woman | criminal | fingers
Associated Places:
Barnet | Europe | England | London | Finchley | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28)
Publications:
Elisabeth Fairman, Roads to rails : revolution in British transport, , New Haven, CT, 1992, p. 15, no. 148, HE243 .F25 1992 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1897