Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Design for a Medal: Britannia Ruling the Waves
Date:
1736
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and graphite, incised for transfer on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 × 7 3/4 inches (27.9 × 19.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand, in reverse, in pen, with black ink, within circle, upper center: "SHE REPELLS WHAT SHE POINTS NOT"; inscribed in reverse, with pen in black ink, within circle, center: "BRITANNIA", inscribed in reverse, with pen in black ink, within circle, lower center: "GEOGE REIGING | MDCCXXXVI."; inscribed in pan with black ink, lower center: "SHE REPELLS WHAT SHE POINTS NOT. | GEORGE REIGING | M.DCC.XXXVI. | H. Gravelot inv. & delin."; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/57"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.439
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
allegory | military art | design | ships | medal | waves (natural events)