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John White Abbott, 1763–1851, British, The Mouth of the Cavern at Castleton in the Peak of Derby, 1791
- Title:
- The Mouth of the Cavern at Castleton in the Peak of Derby
- Date:
- 1791
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (26.7 x 31.8 cm), Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "D. 2641"; inscribed on mount on verso in pen and brown ink, lower center: "The Mouth of the Cavern of Castleton in the Peak of Derby"; in graphite, lower left: "1"
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Signed and dated on mount on verso in pen and brown ink, lower center: "JWA. July 21. 1791."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5193
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- apron | children | genre subject | hay | labor | landscape | men | mining | path | walking | women | working
- Associated Places:
- Castleton | Derbyshire | England | Peak Cavern | United Kingdom
- 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:9986
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Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, p. 15, no. 111, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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