Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Dr Syntax Meditating on the Tombstones
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and red ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/16 x 7 7/16 inches (11.3 x 18.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in pen and red ink, lower left: "T. Rowlandson."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.706
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
vicar | urn | men | woman | children | church | skulls (skeleton components) | horse (animal) | churchyard | tombstones | genre subject | shovel | landscape | mourning
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5654