Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801, British
Title:
Almshouses in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Wells
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gray and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 inches (22.5 x 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in black ink, lower left: "MRooker"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.975
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
trees | churchyard | almshouses | church | women | man | boys | children | path | genre subject | architectural subject | dog (animal)
Associated Places:
Somerset | Wells | Church of St. Cuthbert | England | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, British watercolors : drawings of the 18th and 19th centuries from the Yale Center for British Art, , Hudson Hill Press, New York, 1985, no. 23, pl. 23, ND1928 W533 1985 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12321