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- Title:
- Close of the Day: Sunset on the Coast
- Date:
- between 1768 and 1775
- Materials & Techniques:
- Oil and graphite on thick, moderately textured, laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches (24.4 x 31.1 cm), Frame: 18 1/2 x 22 x 1 inches (47 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back of original mount: "CLOSE OF THE DAY."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.168
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- coast | hills | landscape | mountains | orange | sea | sunset
- 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:9512
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