Dorking Hen Skeleton, Lateral View (Probably prepared for an unpublished key figure)
Date:
1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, and pen with iron gall ink on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (26.7 x 31.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite: anatomical letter and number references; in graphite, verso, upper left: "G 1"; in graphite, verso, upper right, from top to bottom of sheet: "G 1"; in graphite, verso, lower left, from top to bottom of sheet: "703.57"; in graphite, verso, lower right, from top to bottom of sheet: "703.57"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "D.120 | IR 356/120"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.1.120
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
chickens | Fowls | anatomical study | anatomy | skeleton | study (visual work) | figure study | bird