Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772, British
Title:
The Tea Party
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 7/8 × 13 inches (45.4 × 33 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in artist's hand in pen and brown ink, lower center: "The Execrale Concert"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6213
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
table | genre subject | food | men | women | tea | party
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
James Miller, The Music party, paintings, drawings & prints by Marcellus Laroon, 1679-1772, with related works by Marcellus Laroon the Elder, c. 1650-1702 : catalogue of the exhibition at Boughton House, Northamptonshire, 11th June - 1st September 2011 and at The Handel House Museum .. , London, 2011, p. 26, no. 14, V 1777 (YCBA)

Painting in England 1700-1850 : collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon : Exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, , , Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1963, v. 1: p. 203, no. 397, ND466 V57 v.1-2 (YCBA)

The Spirit & Force of Art: Drawing in Britain, 1600-1750, Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd., London, p. 196, fig. 84.1, DealerCat Lowell Libson Ltd. (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6112