Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Nicholas Pocock, 1740–1821, British
Title:
Mole Head, Algiers
Date:
1816
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 11 1/4 inches (10.8 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Mole Head. Algiers - 1816"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.894
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
walls, defensive | masts | battlements | tower (building division) | fort | ocean | embrasures (battlement components) | dome | waves (natural events) | ramparts | clouds | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Africa | Al-Jaza'ir | El Djazaïr | Algiers
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11443