Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Mountains by the Traveller's Rest near Dolgelly
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 18 1/8 inches (29.8 x 46 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Mountains by Travellers' Rest | near Dolgelly"; in graphite, lower right: "1 Underwood 4 Grass | 2 Heath 5 [Soil] | 3 Bloom 6 Gravel (Grey and shiney) | 7 Rocks"; on verso, center right: "D[...]"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "Palmer Samuel: Mountains by Travellers' Rest | Near Dolgelly | 62/11/1/55 D25974"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6239
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
mountains | rest areas | traveler's | landscape
Associated Places:
Europe | Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire | Dolgellau | Wales | Cymru | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15232