Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Providence—The Protection of Drunken Men
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Frame: 8 1/8 × 10 5/8 × 1 1/8 inches (20.6 × 27 × 2.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and ink, lower center: "Providence the Protection of Drunken Men"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2014.5.77
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | drunk | genre subject | horse (animal) | caricature | protection
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54415