Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Mrs. Abington
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (19.7 × 29.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
watermark: [crown with initials GR]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.466
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
couch | dress (in general) | woman | stripes | portrait | theater (discipline) | woman | stage | portrait | actress | reclining | performance
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)

Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
Publications:
Aileen Ribeiro, The art of dress, fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820 , Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1995, p. 71-72, pl. 76, GT736 R53 1995 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2107