Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Francis Cleyn, 1582–1658, German
Title:
Dido and Aeneas Sheltering in a Cave
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (26 x 19.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in graphite lower right: "D 2226"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5222
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
wings | caves | dogs (animals) | religious and mythological subject | storm | shelter | figures | studies (visual works) | allegory | clouds | horses (animals) | eyes
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-09-19 - 1987-11-08)

Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (British Museum, 1987-06-18 - 1987-08-31)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8049