Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Isaac Weld, 1774–1856, Irish
Title:
View of Niagara Falls with Two Figures Sitting on a Rock Center Foreground
Date:
between 1795 and 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (21.3 × 28.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "NIAGARA FALLS | WELD. | 1798"; inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper right: "not in book."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2901
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20185