Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Title:
The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly
Date:
1750
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 5/8 × 16 1/2 inches (27 × 41.9 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.671
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
crowd | people | earthquake | coaches (carriages) | horses (animals) | men | women | historical subject
Associated Places:
Greater London | City of Westminster | England | Europe | United Kingdom | London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28)

English Drawings and Watercolors from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
Publications:
A loan exhibition of English drawings and watercolours from the collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon of Upperville, Virginia, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1964, cat. no. 11, N5247.M385 L62 (YCBA)

English Drawings and Watercolours from the Mellon Collection, The Times (London), issue no. 56195, December 15, 1964, p. 6, Available online: The Times Digital Archive Also available on Microfilm: Film An T482 (SML)

Elisabeth Fairman, Roads to rails : revolution in British transport, , New Haven, CT, 1992, p. 8, no. 19, HE243 .F25 1992 (YCBA)

Yale University Art Gallery, English drawings and watercolors, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, April 15 - June 20, 1965 , New Haven, 1965, cat. no. 11, NC228 Y34 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47087