Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British

Title:

Edward Mason

Date:

between 1755 and 1760

Materials & Techniques:

Watercolor and graphite on medium, sightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Frame: 13 3/8 × 10 1/4 × 13/16 inches (34 × 26 × 2.1 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "Mason | Librarian to the Late | Duke of Cumberland"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B2014.5.80

Classification:

Drawings & Watercolors

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

duke | librarian | monocle | figure study

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)

The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)

English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)

Publications:

The Art of Paul Sandby, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, 1985, p. 56, no. 74, NJ18 Sa56 R62 (YCBA)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54418