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Samuel Buck, 1696–1779, British, The South-East View of Rochester Castle, 1735
- Title:
- The South-East View of Rochester Castle
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Graphite sketch of ships at sea
- Date:
- 1735
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 5/8 x 14 1/8in. (19.4 x 35.9cm), Image: 5 7/8 × 13 3/4 inches (14.9 × 34.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: "The original Drawing by Buck. 1735. for the Kent series"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "D 3076 Samuel Buck 1696 - 1779 | Rochester Castle. Kent c. 1735 | England in the Kent series of 'Buck's Views,' 1735 | LGD"
Watermark: VI; collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered outside image in pen and black ink, upper center: "THE SOUTH-EAST VIEW OF ROCHESTER CASTLE."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5211
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7686
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The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
The Art of Paul Sandby, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, 1985, pp. 15-7, no. 4, NJ18 Sa56 R62 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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