Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Monro School

unknown artist

Possibly Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British

Possibly Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
On the Banks of the Lago di Como
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches (35.9 x 24.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "7"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "on the banks of | the Lago di Como"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1220
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
banks | science | arches | lake | landscape | trees | bridge (built work) | waterfalls | geology | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Como, Lago di | Europe | Lombardia | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour (Tate Britain, 2002-07-04 - 2002-09-29)

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, 50, no. 117, 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. 171, no. 59, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5981