Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
A Maiden Aunt Smelling Fire
Date:
1804
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and red-brown and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 5/16 x 11 1/2 inches (36.4 x 29.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "C422"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.114
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | nude | fire | shoes | man | lovers | maid | window | doorway | interior | smell | staircase | candle | cat (domestic cat)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)

Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
Publications:
Simon Schama, Rowlandson in the Round, TLS, the Times Literary Supplement, Issue no. 3963, March 10, 1978, p. 282, Film S748 (SML) Also available Online in TLS Historical Archive (ORBIS)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5613