Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Lt. William Smyth, 1813–1878
Title:
Pass through the Andes
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/16 x 14 1/8in. (25.9 x 35.9cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "See Smyth & Lowe Lima to Para Page 29"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "of the Portachuelo de la Viuda | the highest pass of the Andes on the | Road from Lima to Cerro Pasco."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2715
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19954