Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882, British
Title:
The Search after Truth
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, black chalk, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 21 5/16 inches (37.6 × 54.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black chalk, lower left: "The Search after Truth | Phizs Fancies"; inscribed on verso, center: "The Search after Truth | [Cathedral, [?Divinity] Chapel - Synagogue - Mosque - [...] | [?Theatre], Devil to pay - Mailing Station - [...] - Festival Hall"; lower center, H.K.B."; lower right: "Art Club. D16 | [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1893
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | well (structure) | women | children | truth | satire | dog (animal) | pig | Bible
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13056