Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Gore, 1729–1807, British
Title:
Lago Maggiore and the Borromean Islands
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 21 3/8 inches (16.5 x 54.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "Glacier St. Plomb | Isola Bella"; upper center: "Lago Maggiore"; upper right: "Isola Madre | St. Bernard Glacier | Isola St. Giovanni | Montagne di Lavino"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.163
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | islands | gulf | towns | sailboats | lake | landscape | glaciers | mountains
Associated Places:
Isolino di San Giovanni | Europe | Borromean Gulf | Isola Madre | Borromean Islands | Isola Bella | Lago Maggiore | Switzerland | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 122-3, no. 142, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7247