Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, Dr. Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window, between 1809 and 1812
- Title:
- Dr. Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window
- Additional Title(s):
Amuses Himself at an Inn with Reading the Poetry on the Windows
Verso: Graphite Sketch- Date:
- between 1809 and 1812
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with pen and gray and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 3/16 inches (13.7 x 20.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower left: "Amuses himself at an Inn with Reading the Poetry on the Windows ---"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.350
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bone | candles | candlesticks | chairs | copying | dinner | dishes | dog (animal) | doorway | eating | elderly | fireplace | food | genre subject | hats | inn | kettle | kissing | linens, table | maid | meal | men | shelves, china | table (support furniture) | teapot | window | Wit | woman | writing (processes) | youth
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5753
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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