William Callow, 1812–1908, British, active in France
Title:
Plymouth Dockyard after the Fire
Date:
1840
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gray ink, graphite, gouache and gum arabic on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 20 7/16 inches (34.8 x 51.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "Plymouth Dockyard after the Fire | 10"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1470
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
shipyard | dockyard | construction | lumber | water | ships | fire | port | fence | officers (military officers) | naval base | sky | military base | rope
Associated Places:
Devon | Devonport | England | United Kingdom | Plymouth
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
Publications:
Roger Quarm, Masters of the sea : British marine watercolours, , Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1987, pp. 51, 93, no. 103, color pl. 24, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)