Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Noel Paton, 1821–1901, British
Title:
The Pursuit of Pleasure
Date:
1848
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on thick, smooth, beige card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 19 7/8 inches (31.8 × 50.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black pallpoint pen, upper left: [ Pa...]; inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, upper left: "19 1/2 x 12 1/4 [of?]"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "Sir Joseph Noel Paton (1821-1901)" encircled; inscribed on verso in blue ballpoint pen, center: "467" encircled; inscribed on verso in blue ballpoint pen, center: "CUT OUT MT." inscribed on verso, center: "Heat Treat"; inscribed on verso in black ballpoint pen, center: "4787" encircled; inscribed on verso, center: <37...>
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1982.9
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20319