Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
Composition Figure Study, possibly Satan Presiding over Hell
Date:
mid-1790s
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "999 'Tempest' | Ariel, Iris, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs, &c. the Spirits"; on verso in graphite, lower right: "Bute 590"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.269
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
temptation | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6670