unknown artistafter John Leech, 1817–1864, British
Title:
The Contented Mind
Date:
ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 9 7/8 inches (17.8 × 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "A CONTENTED MIND | Old Wurzel 'Well Master Charles, so you've been a riding the youn un. How does he go? | Master Charles. 'Oh Splendid! Never carried better in my life. It was his first run and we only | came down Five Times!"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection