Joseph Farington, 1747–1821, British, View of the Convent of the Clarisses at Valenciennes after the Seige, 1793
- Title:
- View of the Convent of the Clarisses at Valenciennes after the Seige
- Date:
- 1793
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, gray ink , black wash, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 16 1/8 × 22 3/4 inches (41 × 57.8 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 15 3/8 × 22 inches (39.1 × 55.9 cm), Sheet: 13 5/16 x 20 1/16in. (33.8 x 51cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, on mount, lower center: "View of the | CONVENT of the CLARISSES | at VALENCIENNES after the | Siege in 1793"
Watermark: "Whatman"
Signed in pen, with black ink, lower right: "Jos. Farington
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.2004
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | convent | ruins | siege
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9365
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