Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Design for a Frontispiece: Shepherds with Flock
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen in black ink, graphite, and red chalk, incised and squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (28.9 × 28.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper right of fold: "6710 G Mellon"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/83"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.465
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
garments, main | shepherds | trees | genre subject | structure (single built work) | frontispieces (illustrations) | sheep | figures (illustrations) | men | flock | barefoot | dog (animal)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9959