Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, The Grand Master or the Adventures of Qui Hi? in HIndostan, 1814
- Title:
- The Grand Master or the Adventures of Qui Hi? in HIndostan
- Additional Title(s):
- Strange Figures near the Cave of Elephanta, Bombay: Three Groups of Caricature Portraits, Some Wearing Horns
- Date:
- 1814
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with pen and red-brown and gray ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 x 8 inches (12.7 x 20.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and red-brown ink, upper left: "AUSPICIO - REGIS."; in dark gray ink, upper right: "ET. SENATUS ANGELIA."; in pen and red-brown ink, lower center: "STRANGE FIGURES NEAR ('near' underlined) THE CAVE OF ELEPHANTA. 1814 --- BOMBAY."; in graphite, lower right: "[illegible words]"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "plate at p 252 of | Adventures of Qui Hi"
Watermark: similar to Heawood 3250 or 3251; collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5577
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- elderly | genre subject | horns | men | satire | youth
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5782
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