Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
The Coast of Sicily, Between Aetna and Messina
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 5/8 inches (11.9 × 19.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphit, lower right: "The Coast of Sicily | between Etna & Messina"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "The Coast of Sicily with ithe [Phare]."; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "II/16"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.455
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26626