Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Title:
Square in the Village of Los Silos, Tenerife
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to thick brown card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 1/4 inches (17.5 × 23.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen on verso: "Square in the village of Los Silos/Tenerife-/during the Fiesta de la virgen de la Luz | on the evening of 7 Sept. 1827. | Sketched on the spot by | yours very truly/ Alfred Diston".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.83
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sporting art | bullfight | architectural subject | genre subject | mountains | landscape | square (open space)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1728