Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Prout, 1783–1852, British
Title:
A Stiff Breeze
Date:
ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and gouache, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 12 inches (18.4 × 30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "3.13.6 - [...] think in Prout's | original [...] | [...]"; in graphite, lower center: "Samuel Prout | A Stiff Breeze. | [...] master Hardie"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5945
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
men | wind | pier (marine landing) | sea | landscape | boat | dock | marine art | sailboat | seagulls | waves (natural events)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15078