An Illustration of C.J. Apperley ('Nimrod'), "The Life of a Sportsman": 'A Night Scene with Sir Thomas Mostyn'
Date:
1842
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over etched outline, with gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 3/8 inches (12.2 × 18.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper center: "10 | 28"; inscribed in graphite, verso: lower left: "A Night Scene with Sir Thomas Mostyn | p. 226 Life of a Sportsman - Apperly | HRH. 10128."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.518
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hill | trees | forest | men | sportsmen | hunters | night | hunt | hunting | sporting art | landscape | shovel | fence | lantern | fox (animal) | horses (animals) | fox hunting | literary theme