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- Title:
- Customs House at Boulogne
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Sketch of Horses, Carriages and Buildings.
- Date:
- 1790s
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with pen and gray and black ink over graphite; verso: graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 x 11 9/16 inches (20.3 x 29.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: partial watermark - fleur-de-Lis, similar to Shorter's fig. 187, or fig. 200.
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "The Custom House at Boulogne"; in gray-black ink, verso, lower center: "the Custom House at Boulogne"; in gray-black ink, verso, lower right: "[L?] 9.19,.6"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1721
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- customs houses | dog (animal) | genre subject | grand tours | hats | horses (animals) | luggage | men | square (open space) | stagecoach | travellers | women
- Associated Places:
- Boulogne | Europe | France
- 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:6460
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