Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
The Recruiting Sargeant
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 8 1/4 inches (30.5 x 21 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, on mount, lower center: "The Recruiting Sergeant"; in black ink, veros, lower left: "N. 26"; in graphite, verso, center right: "Rowlandson"; in graphite, verso, upper right: "27. | 31 | 328"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1376
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
recruiting | officer (military officer) | hats | military costume | genre subject
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)
Publications:
Duncan Robinson, Paul Mellon: a Cambridge tribute, , The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge [England], 2007, p. 24, N5220 M552 P36 2007 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6462