ca. 1802
Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Multiple inscriptions in black ink throughout image; inscribed in black ink, lower left: "Contents of the | letter | Sir The Irish Giant Mr. O\'burne, now in | this City being second Cousin to my Mother, the no | Relation of mine, I am desirous of having a Miniature | of him taken by you. I would have it for a bracelet | & She shall contrive to be with you on Sunday being | an Idle day at 12, when the people are all busy | at Church. If you are engagd put this by & read it | at your leisure only send an answer by ye. bearer. | from yours Sco. | Maria Crosby | P. S. While he is sitting let nobody be in the room"; lower center: "THE SPOIL\'D CHILD Scene III | My dearest life! by Saturn\'s Orb I swear | My love shall last while your white breast shall wear | This trifling pledge of my fond heart\'s desires | More fierce than Hecta\'s flames or Etha\'s fires."; in graphite, on mount, lower right: "L. VASLET 84"; on back of mount, center: "L. VASLET | The Spoiled Child III"
Descriptive Medium
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
England
Country
England
Medium
Watercolour
Tags
Category
People & Society
