Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Death and the Debauchee
Date:
between 1814 and 1816
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red-brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/16 x 8 1/2 inches (13.5 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower center: "Death and the Debauchee"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.338
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
jug | hourglass | basin | mirrors | chair | bed (furniture) | vanity | candles | pillows | genre subject | linen covers, top | window | doorway | skeleton | man | woman | allegory | clothes | death
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)

Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5713