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Edward Rooker, 1724–1774, British, The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain, 1775
- Title:
- The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
- Date:
- 1775
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/2 × 20 7/16 inches (39.4 × 51.9 cm), Image: 13 13/16 × 19 7/8 inches (35.1 × 50.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "(IR74/647)"
Watermark; collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered lower left: "Richd. Wilsoon Pinxt."; lower center: "THE SUMMIT OF CADER-IDRIS MONTAIN, | in North Wale."; lettered, lower center: "LE SOMMET DE CADER-IDRIS, | Montagne dans le Principaute de Galles"; lettered, lower right: "E. & M. Rooker Sculpsert."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14572
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cattle | cliffs | craters | hills | lakes | mountains | rocks (landforms) | telescopes | tourists
- Associated Places:
- Cader Idris
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40399
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