Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841, British
Title:
A Scene from "The Abbot"
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (23.5 x 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed verso in graphite, lower right: "Blue [...]. | D25227HX"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Everett V. Meeks, Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.815
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
veil | throne | man | literary theme | theater (discipline) | women | royalty | queen (person) | gown | performance | tableau vivant | The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott, 1820 | novel
Associated Places:
Hatfield House | Hertfordshire | United Kingdom | England | Hatfield
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19427