Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Dr. Syntax Bound to a Tree by Highwaymen
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown and red ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (13.3 x 18.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "Doctor Syntax, Bound to a tree by Highwaymen. | Original drawing for Syntax tour. Vol I. p. 14. | Doctor Syntax | Bound to a tree by Highwaymen."; in graphite, on mount, lower right: "12"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.692
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
baskets | women | genre subject | country (rural landscape) | road | trees | man | dog (animal)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5640