Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808, British, The Spoiled Child, Scene V, ca. 1802
- Title:
- The Spoiled Child, Scene V
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1802
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 5/8 inches (39.4 × 49.8 cm), Image: 13 5/8 × 18 7/8 inches (34.6 × 47.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Multiple inscriptions in black ink throughout image; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Scene V"; in black ink, lower center: "Inhuman Whetch, where's now thy faith and truth? | To take advantage of my tender youth, | While on your knees you vow'd my spouse to be, | And swore 'twas PARADISE to nest with me!"; in graphite, on mount, lower right: "L VASLET 87"; on back of mount, center: "VASLET, LEWIS | The Spoiled Child, Scene V | one of a set of six"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4345
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- apron | armed forces | ass (donkey) | birdcage | bonnet | boy | broken | bust | cat (domestic cat) | cheating | children | disaster | dog (animal) | dresses | family | fireplace | fruits | genre subject | gesture | girl | humor | ink bottle | interior | knife | letters (correspondence) | lovers | lute | miniature (painting) | oranges | paint | paintings | pendant | portraits | quill | revenge | satire | sex | sheet music | smiling | sword | table | tankards | tricornes | uniform | wine
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Kathryn James, English Paleography and Manuscript Culture, 1500-1800, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, p. 131, fig. 164, Z115.E5 J36 2020+ (YCBA) [YCBA]
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