Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Title:
Huckster of Port Orotava, Tenerife
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 inches (21.3 × 16.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In graphite, lower center:" Hucks [?] of Port [?]"; in pen and brown ink, superimposed on graphite inscription: "Huckster of Port Orotava Tenerife"; on verso, in pen and brown ink, upper left: "18/ Edwd. Chas. Mitchell"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2811
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
basket | figure study | genre subject | woman | merchant | vegetables | costume
Associated Places:
Europe | Tenerife | Spain
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7797