A Study for the Pilkington Crest, a mower with a scythe

Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "Pilkintone Creast [...], (onely uppon a - | wreath, without ye Corn behyond.)"; in pen and black ink, upper right:"B | or. | Sab. | proper. | purple"

Medium: Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite, with squaring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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