Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818, British
Title:
Martha Gunn, Bather at Brighton
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (13.8 × 21.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Martha Gunn"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "John Nixon. Del. 1795"; lower center: "Martha Gunn"; in pen and black ink, lower right: "Brighton Bathers on a Stormy Day"; inscribed on mount in pen and black ink, lower center: "Martha Gunn, Bather at Brighton | nearly Seventy Years. Died 2nd May 1815 aged 88. | Buried in Brighton Church Yard."; in graphite, lower right: "9"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5092
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dresses | women | hats | portrait | cloaks | figure study | chairs
Associated Places:
East Sussex | Brighton | England | Europe | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11360