Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
David Scott, 1806–1849, British

And Thomas Sibson, 1817–1844, British
Title:
Six Designs for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner: The Spirit of the South Sends Forth the Albatross as a Sign of Peace to the Ship
Date:
ca. 1831
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 5/16 inches (30 × 23.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "The spirit of the south pole | sending forth peace [...] [...] | [ship?] in the form of the albatross"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.832
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19448