Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
Parent of the Modern Coach Dog - Turnspit Dog
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 7/16 inches (11.9 × 18.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Dog [...] from India | to Spain in 1565 | Parent of the Coach Dog?"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "58"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2236
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:35149