Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801, British
Title:
Design for the Haymarket Theatre: "The Battle of Hexham", by Colman the Younger
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Contemporary drawn border: 14 x 18 5/8 inches (35.6 x 47.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated in gray ink, lower left: "MR Ino: 1789"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.464
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
flags | wagons | tents | theater design | theater (discipline) | scenery | landscape | mountain | genre subject | battle | play | Battle of Hexham
Associated Places:
England | City of Westminster | Greater London | United Kingdom | Theatre Royal Haymarket | London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2105