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- Title:
- Tell's Chapel, Lake Lucerne
- Former Title(s):
- Lake of Lucerne
- Date:
- 1841
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, gouache and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches (22.5 x 28.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "5241"
Watermark: J. Whatman | Turkey Mill | 1840
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1419
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boats | Grand Tour | lake | landscape | mountains | rocks (landforms)
- Associated Places:
- Europe | Lucerne, Lake | Schweiz | Switzerland
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5459
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