Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist
Title:
Blickling Hall, Norwich
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 24 5/8 inches (47.9 x 62.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "ELEVATION : MERIDIONAL · DU · CHATEAU · DE · BLICKLING · DANS · LA · CONTE · DE · NORFOLK. | apartenent a Monseigneur le Comte De Buckingham."; in graphite, on mount, lower center: "FRENCH ARTIST (c1770): BLICKLING HALL"; on back of mount, lower left: "FRENCH ARTIST (C1770): | BLICKLING HALL"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1975.2.613
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
mansion | turrets | fences | railings | dog (animal) | cupolas | crown | architectural subject | coat of arms | chimneys | stag | clock | door | trees | balustrades | bridge (built work) | crest | moat | facade | country house | hedges | Jacobean | sculpture
Associated Places:
England | Norfolk | Blickling | United Kingdom | Blickling Hall
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12050