unknown artist, Monro School? Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Near Chiavenna
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gray wash and blue wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 x 9 1/2in. (38.1 x 24.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso, upper left: "Grisons"; in graphite, verso, upper left: "Near Chiavenna"; in graphite, verso, upper right: "< . . . > | 9 52"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "< . . . >"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1219
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | rocks (landforms) | bridge (built work) | geology | science | waterfalls | mountains | trees | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Chiavenna | Italy | Sondrio | Lombardia | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
Publications:
Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, pp. 13, 49, no. 114, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)Andrew Wilton, The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 61, no. 173, pl. 59, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)