Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Callow, 1812–1908, British, active in France
Title:
Walenstadt, from Weesen, Switzerland
Date:
1842
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink, graphite, gouache and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 9/16 x 25 7/16 inches (44.6 x 64.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in gray ink, lower left: "W. Callow"; not dated
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.189
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
pier (marine landing) | rocks (landforms) | shore (landform) | ferry | people | steam | cliffs | rainbow | landscape | mountains | boats | sky | sand | science | waves (natural events) | meteorology | lake
Associated Places:
St. Gallen | Europe | Walenstadt | Switzerland | Walensee
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Romantic Watercolor : Exhibition Watercolors & Technique (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-10-10 - 2003-01-05)

Victorian Landscape Watercolors (The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992-11-18 - 1993-01-03)

Victorian Landscape Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-09-09 - 1992-11-01)

Victorian Landscape Watercolors (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 1993-02-11 - 1993-04-12)

Works of Splendor and Imagination - The Exhibition Watercolor 1770-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-09-16 - 1981-11-22)

English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12132