Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759–1817, British
Title:
Crossing the Line Ceremony on Board the Ship, "Vestal"
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 5/8 inches (18.1 × 24.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: red sealing wax, fox with initials "R P R"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.428
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
masts | hatchets | waistcoats | mops (maintenance tools) | sailors | saws | buckets (vessels) | tricornes | military art | rigging | ships
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2069