Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Title:
Fort Candelaria, Tenerife
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 × 6 1/8 inches (13.3 × 15.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In pen and brown ink, lower left: "Feby 1. 1820; in pen and brown ink", lower center: "Fort Candelaria Tenerife"; verso: in pen and brown ink, upper left: "3/Edw Chas Mitchell"; in graphite, upper center: "El Castillo de Candelaria"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: Castle of Candelaria/ seen from the Dominican convent, looking SE; in graphite, lower right: "Tenerife."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.271
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | coast | fort | figures
Associated Places:
Europe | Tenerife | Spain
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7762