Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
The Alco: Young, Carrier Dog of the Indians
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 7 7/16 inches (12.1 × 18.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "The Alco. | Young."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Canis Familiaris"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "[Te?] Chichi of Mexico | Carrier dog of the Indians?"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "61"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2239
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:35152