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Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Title:
The Three Graces and Fiends Deriding Christ for "The Temptation of Christ"
Additional Title(s):
Verso: Group of Figures or Fortune Telling
Date:
1795-1796
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite; verso: graphite with later additions in gray wash and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (14 x 20.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "241"; upper center: "Sept 9 | Fortune Telling 1784 | [...]"; lower left: "See also No. 207 BVC C & N [...] 73/46 (30) "

Oval collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4541); circular collector's mark, verso: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4542)

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.197
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dark | Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa) | movement | religious and mythological subject | temptation
Associated People:
Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6595
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George Romney (1734-1802) (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2002-09-15 - 2002-12-01) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

George Romney (1734-1802) (National Portrait Gallery, 2002-05-30 - 2002-08-18) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

George Romney (1734-1802) (Walker Art Gallery, 2002-02-07 - 2002-04-28) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Alex Kidson, George Romney, 1734-1802, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2002, p. 228, no. 143, NJ18 R65 K53 2002 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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