Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Sibson, 1817–1844, British
Title:
Shrew Mouse and Other Sketches
Date:
1843
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 7 3/8in. (11.6 x 18.7cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Shrew Mouse"; inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Winter | [Bunnies] | first | [friend?], a third week"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left "Christmas | Week | Jany 1 | 1843"; inscribed in pen and black ink, upper right: "Raven | rabbits | pigs | [...?]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.865
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19505