Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
An English Postilion
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 6 3/8 × 9 3/16 inches (16.2 × 23.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, on mount, lower center: "English Postilion."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1149
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
riding boots | riding crop | man | sporting art | horses (animals)
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:
Vic Gatrell, The first bohemians, life and art in London's golden age , Allen Lane, London, 2013, pp. 333, 336, fig, 158, NX544.L6 G37 2013 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47030