Art, literature & history
Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus
1805
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board
- Dimensions
- 29.4 × 23.2 cm (11 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1965.1185
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Thomas Rowlandson. Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus — Thomas Rowlandson. 1805.
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board. Dimensions: 29.4 × 23.2 cm (11 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.