Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Farey Jr., 1791–1851, British
Title:
Machinery for the Manufacture of Paper
Date:
ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 13/16 × 39 3/4 inches (45.2 × 101 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Leger Didot Patent 2 June 1812"; in graphite, upper right: "see original sketch"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "73/5/9/2; lower right: "J Farey Jr."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.160
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
machinery | wheels | architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10119