- Creator:
- Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, BritishText by Oliver Goldsmith, 1728–1774, British
- Title:
- The Surprise
- Date:
- ca. 1817
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and red-brown ink; verso: graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 9/16 x 7 1/2 inches (11.6 x 19.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
- Inscribed in artist's hand 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:
- B1975.3.25
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- vicar | genre subject | table (support furniture) | chairs | candlesticks | bonnets (hats) | candles | curtain | hats | paintings | women | men | doorway | dining room | windows
- Associated Places:
- Europe | England | United Kingdom | Yorkshire | Wakefield
- Currently On View:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5549