Watercolors and Drawings, 1846-1854
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Title(s):
- Watercolors and Drawings
- Date:
- 1846-1854
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Artist's portfolio, with two interior pockets. With gilt-stamped leather label of "R.P. Norris" on front cover. Includes various notes by Norris, in graphite and in pen and ink, on interior pockets.Several graphite, watercolor, and pen and ink sketches.
- Genre:
- Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, Views, and Watercolors (paintings)
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/4.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/930
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/930?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1