Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Spanish Inquisition
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and brown, pen and red ink, and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (14 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "Spanish Inquisition"; verso, in graphite, upper right: "2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
correctional institution | jail | torture | historical subject | beards | prisoners | men | religion | bars (building materials) | chains | windows | chained bindings | nudes | Spanish inquisition
Associated Places:
Spain | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5525