Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Labourers at Rest
Date:
between 1790 and 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red-brown and blue ink, over graphite with pen and gray ink and wash line on border on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/16 x 8 1/4 inches (13.8 x 21 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "Labourours at Rest"; in black ink, on mount, lower right: [Lugt 757a]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.313
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
basket | tree | dog (animal) | woman | hats | resting | laborers | men | sitting | genre subject
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)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5694