Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British
Title:
Highland Dancers
Date:
after 1850
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, etching and colored woodcut on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper cut into five scenes and mounted on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 1 7/8 x 1 inches (4.8 x 2.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on shared mount (with B1977.14.10639a-e and B1977.14.10641a-f), upper center: "BEN NEVIS SET (underlined twice)"; upper right: "86"; center: "HIGHLAND DANCERS SET (underlined twice)"; center right: "87"; lower center: "CONSTANTINOPLE SET (underlined once) | B + B E / M | 2/10L"; lower right: "95"; on back, upper left: "69 (circled)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10640a-e
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
plaid | bagpipes | costume | tartan | kilt | singing | building | caps | flags | laces | genre subject | windows | dancing | ritual | celebration
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Highland | Scotland | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:28675