Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841, British
Title:
The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch
Date:
before 1822
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted in moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 1/2 x 12 5/16 inches (26.6 x 31.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "The Chelsea Pensioners"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "58"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4225
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | flags | retirement community | street | tables | study (visual work) | men | women | figures | buildings | horse (animal) | crowd | Chelsea pensioners
Associated Places:
London | Greater London | Chelsea | Europe | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14040