Prince Rasselas and His Sister Conversing in Their Summer Palace on the Banks of the Nile

Samuel Shelley, 1750–1808, British, Prince Rasselas and His Sister Conversing in Their Summer Palace on the Banks of the Nile, 1804

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Creator:: Samuel Shelley, 1750–1808
Title:: Prince Rasselas and His Sister Conversing in Their Summer Palace on the Banks of the Nile
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, graphite and white chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, mounted to moderately thick, smooth cream card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 7/8 × 15 1/4 inches (55.6 × 38.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower left: " S. Shelley 1804"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1975.4.1609
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12855
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