Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841, British
Title:
The Dragoman of Mr. Moore, English Consul at Beyrout
Date:
1841
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, black chalk and watercolor with gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (45.1 x 29.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated in brown ink, lower right: "D Wilkie fl Beyrout Feby. 10th 1841"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1360
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
turban | sword | slippers | figure study | costume | uniform | braiding | dragoman | consul
Associated Places:
Lebanon | Bayrut | Asia | Beirut
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
The lure of the east : British Orientalist painting: wall labels, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2008, p. [21], V 2577 (YCBA) V 2577

The lure of the East, British orientalist painting, 1830-1925 , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2008, p. 16, V 1879 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46397