Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British
Title:
London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head ("Lights for the Cats, Liver for the Dogs")
Date:
ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.212
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
peddlers | portrait | dogs (animals) | cat (domestic cat) | basket | head | genre subject | girl | working class | cries
Associated Places:
Europe | England | London | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12161