Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Forster, ca. 1677–after 1712, British
Title:
Portrait of a Man
Date:
1699
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 3 inches (12.7 x 7.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on original mount, now detached, in pen and brown ink: "London Sep[?]: yo: Reall Lovoin | Tho: ffors" [right edge cut off]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.322
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait | jacket | figure study | man | cliff | cliff | rocks (landforms)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-09-19 - 1987-11-08)

Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (British Museum, 1987-06-18 - 1987-08-31)

English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9607