Imitation [art original.

Published/Created:

[England]
[ca. 1800]

Physical Description:

1 drawing : watercolor with wash on wove paper ; image 28.6 x 24.2 cm, on sheet 34.9 x 30.5 cm

Notes:

Title from inscription below image in the artist's hand.
Date devised by cataloger.
Attributed to Woodward.
Purchased from Abbott and Holder, February 1994.

Abstract:

A monkey wears a white bonnet and sits on a chamber pot with arms crossed across her lap in imitation of an elderly woman facing opposite with her dress raised sitting upon a 'closet stool'. The pair stare and grin at each other.

Associated Names:

Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809 [Artist]

Topics:

Bonnets
Chamber pots
Defecation
Imitation
Monkeys
Urination
Women

Language:

English

Genre:

Watercolors -- British -- 19th century

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Drawings W87 no. 37 Box D210

Orbis Record:

10206605

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr09711

Citation:

G.M. Woodward, Imitation. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10952824

PID:

digcoll:951148