Fly Fishing: Verso: Fly Fishing
Represented work of art
Artist
Robert Pollard
Dimensions4 1/8 x 10 1/2 (10.5 x 26.5) 4 x 10 1/4 (10.25 x 26)
Work type
Inscription
- Inscribed on recto"" Fly Fishing"" lower centre and ""Engraved by J. P. "" Different Hands Verso not
Provenance
- Purchased from Edward Speelman, June 1965; They were sold to Paul Mellon (1907–1999) as being by James.
Publication history
- Angling in British Art Shaw Sparrow. On p. 28 -29 there is a long comment on the engraved version of this drawing. However, Shaw Sparrow attributes the engravings to Robert and states that in the punt engraving of which we also hold the drawing, Robert has imprinted his name on one of the poles, also pointed out is the fact that despite this many print dealers erroneously attribute the engravings to James. Unfortunately the drawing of the punt has no inscription on the pole. As noted above, the two inscriptions on this drawing and on the other three in the set appear to be of different hands, and it is possible that the title inscription is the artist's and the ''Engraved by J. P. '' Was added later by a previous owner/dealer
Previous owner
Paul Mellon
(1907-1999)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Negative Number2066B
Archival context
Object numberPA-F00660-0007
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Paul Mellon Collection of Prints and Drawings
- Folder:PA-F00660
- Item:Fly Fishing: Verso: Fly Fishing
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of a collection of works on paper (drawings, watercolours, prints) formerly owned by the American philanthropist, Paul Mellon. The collection has now been divided and paintings are owned by the following institutions: the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; and the Paul Mellon private collection. The Photographic Archive does not include images of every print or drawing owned by Paul Mellon.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
Conditions governing use The images in the Photographic Archive are derived from a variety of sources, so copyright in the collection is varied. The copyright status of each image is detailed at item level in the catalogue.
Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).
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