Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Dayes, 1763–1804, British
Title:
The Meeting of the Rivers Severn and Wye, near Chepstow
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 16 13/16in. (32.4 x 42.7cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "EDWARD DAYES: MEETING OF THE | SEVERN AND WYE"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4709
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sailboats | grass | landscape | rivers | livestock | cows | hills | grazing | fields | cattle | horses (animals) | trees
Associated Places:
Chepstow | Monmouthshire | Wye | Severn | Great Britain | Wales | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)

English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
Publications:
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, p. 3, no. 3, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7720