Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
A Picnic: Two Ladies and a Gentleman
Date:
ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, brown wash and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 5/8 × 10 7/8 inches (21.9 × 27.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on Verso; lower right: "D30837"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.469
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bottle | picnic | genre subject | cattle | basket | leisure | food | tricorne | pastures | gentleman | dog (animal) | sitting | ladies
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)

The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
Publications:
The Art of Paul Sandby, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, 1985, pp. 16, 19, no. 5, NJ18 Sa56 R62 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9963