Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist

after John Leech, 1817–1864, British
Title:
A Farmer who has Come out to Protect his Fields from Riders
Date:
ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 1/4 inches (19.1 × 26 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "School Boy (to Farmer, who has come out to protect his fields) 'Now then, Old Turniptops! Wave Wheat!"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1406
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49930