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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, Dr. Syntax Bound to a Tree by Highwaymen, 1820
- Title:
Dr. Syntax Bound to a Tree by Highwaymen
- Date:
- 1820
- Medium:
- Watercolor with pen and brown and red ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (13.3 x 18.4 cm), Mount: 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches (21.3 x 27 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "Doctor Syntax, Bound to a tree by Highwaymen. | Original drawing for Syntax tour. Vol I. p. 14. | Doctor Syntax | Bound to a tree by Highwaymen."; in graphite, on mount, lower right: "12"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.692
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baskets | country (rural landscape) | dog (animal) | genre subject | man | road | trees | women
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5640
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