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George Romney, 1734–1802, British, Two Studies for The Initiation of a Rustic Nymph, 1789
- Title:
- Two Studies for The Initiation of a Rustic Nymph
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Infant Shakespeare Nursed by Tragedy and Comedy
- Date:
- 1789
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and gray wash; verso: graphite, with brown ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (14.6 x 19.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "496"; on verso in pen and blue ink, lower center: "Infant Shakespeare, not 'Old Maids' as believed in Fitzwilliam Museum No 98 BV 1789-N: C's 1. 73/43 (12) | 496"
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, to the Yale University Art Gallery
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1979.12.344
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- figure study | initiation | nymphs | religious and mythological subject
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6726
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