The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 10, 2023

Comparative Anatomy Study

c. 1810–20

Thomas Rowlandson

(British, 1756–1827)

England, 19th century

Watercolor and brown ink with graphite on wove paper

Support: Slightly-textured, sturdy-weight, wove paper

Sheet: 27.8 x 21.9 cm (10 15/16 x 8 5/8 in.); Secondary Support: 33.4 x 26.7 cm (13 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)

Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz 2013.244

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

inscribed, lower margin, in brown ink: Brute Creation.

Inscription

Watermark top left quadrant: 1809

Provenance
(J S Maas & Co Ltd., London, England)
December 17, 1979–?
Ramiel M. Howitt, London, England
?–2013
Helen and Albert Borowitz, Cleveland, Ohio, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
December 2, 2013–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2013.244