Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist, nineteenth century

Formerly attributed to Benjamin Williams Leader, 1831–1923, British
Title:
Canal under construction, possibly the Bude Canal
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
12 1/16 x 16 inches (30.6 x 40.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.1.15
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
workers | dirt | boats | architectural subject | cement | transportation | building | river | beams (structural elements) | canal | construction | ship
Associated Places:
England | Tamar | Cornwall | Europe | United Kingdom | Bude
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Story of The Farmington Canal " ... a work which is itself magnificent... " (New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1995-03-01 - 1996-01-01)

The Story of The Farmington Canal " ... a work which is itself magnificent... " (The Connecticut Historical Society, 1995-03 - 1996-01-01)

Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28)
Publications:
Malcolm Cormack, Concise Catalogue of Paintings in the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1985, pp. 40-41, N590.2 A83 (YCBA)

Elisabeth Fairman, Roads to rails : revolution in British transport, , New Haven, CT, 1992, p. 19, no. 161, HE243 .F25 1992 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7