Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British

Text by Oliver Goldsmith, 1728–1774, British
Title:
The Departure from Wakefield
Date:
ca. 1817
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red-brown, brown and light gray ink over graphite; verso: graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (11.4 x 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "T. Rowlandson."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.17
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hats | crowd | vicar | gate | dogs (animals) | bonnets (caps) | children | women | men | trees | genre subject | horses (animals) | stone | church
Associated Places:
Wakefield | Europe | England | Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Sidesaddle, 1690-1935 (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2018-09-07 - 2019-03-24)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5541