Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814, British
Title:
Snipe Shooting
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 14 7/16 inches (25.6 × 36.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower left: "593"; inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower center: "Snipe Shooting"; inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower right: "Dighten-del"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.780
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hunters | hounds (dogs) | sporting art | dogs (animals) | snow | fence | snipe (bird) | landscape | winter | men | trees | hunting | hunting guns
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Side - by - Side with Gun and Dog (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2015-09-25 - 2016-04-03)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47175