Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Lt. Humphrey John Julian, active 1842–1849
Title:
The Admiral House, Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope
Date:
1844
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with scraping on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 14 inches (22.9 × 35.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper right: " A Sketch of the Admls House of Simon's Town | in Simon Bay, Cape of Good Hope | Augt 30th 1844. HJ Julian Lt. | (fecit)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1304
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | marine art | beach | mountains | flags | boats | sea
Associated Places:
South Africa | Cape of Good Hope
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
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. 63, 93, no. 107, color pl. 30, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10760