Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Harris, 1770–1834, British
Title:
Men of War Lying off Sheerness
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, gouache and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/4 × 21 1/4 inches (41.3 × 54 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: J Whatman (Letters & Fleur-de-lis similar to Shorter 197)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1999
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
marine art
Associated Places:
Kent | Sheerness | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
Publications:
Roger Quarm, Masters of the sea : British marine watercolours, , Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1987, pp. 73, 92, no. 62, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)

Scott Wilcox, Line of beauty : British drawings and watercolors of the eighteenth century, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, pg. 88, cat. no. 71, NC228 W53 2001 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10303