Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
The Love Letter
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 7 9/16 inches (27.9 x 19.2 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.104
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | letter | love letter | chair | hat | dress | woman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Rowlandson from the Paul Mellon Collection (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2005-04-14 - 2005-06-10)
Publications:
John T. Hayes, Rowlandson : watercolours and drawings, Phaidon, London, 1972, pp. 38, 142, 143, no. 78, pl 78, NJ18 R79 H39 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6516