Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778–1854, British
Title:
William Pit Coal Mine near Whitehaven, 23 March 1834
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 3/8 inches (27 × 41.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Original Sketch made on an | oyster Shell!!"; lower center: "William Pitts Coal mine | near Whitehaven"; lower center: "Parton"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.2108(36)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:68831