Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
Emma Spinning
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 1/4 inches (23.8 × 18.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite: "G Romney | Proving the existence of the First [...] Sketchbook 81/82 See British Museum drg. From the same book (G & H, R & Emma) RRMS. | A ete numerote No 722 R’s exhibition"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1979.12.422
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sitting | woman | spinning | spindle | figure study | chair
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6903