- Title:
Bucks of the First Head
- Date:
- ca. 1785
- Medium:
- Watercolor, with pen and black, and gray-brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/8 x 8 11/16 inches (18.1 x 22.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: on primary support, watermark is similar to Shorter 182, on secondary support, watermark is similar to Shorter 132 and Heawood 1849
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.187
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- basket | bonnet (hat) | caps (headgear) | dog (animal) | elderly | genre subject | gowns | men | mortarboards | scholars | students | woman | youth
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1830
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