Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
A Burial at Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight
Date:
between 1797 and 1800
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, brown ink, blue wash, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches (13.7 x 44.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: "J What"; collector's mark: Thomas Esmond Lowinsky (Lugt 2420a)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.135
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hill | mourners | skull (skeleton component) | coffin | procession | architectural subject | genre subject | bushes | graveyard | tombstone | burial | castle | church
Associated Places:
England | Europe | Isle of Wight | Carisbrooke | United Kingdom
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:6487