Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895, British
Title:
The Mother's Portrait
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 × 3 15/16 inches (7.6 × 10 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in pen and blue ink, lower center: "The Mother's Portrait: "Bless him how like the Mother""; on verso in graphite, lower left: "Sala"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.912
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
son | chairs | man | figure study | mother
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19575