Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
David Cox, 1783–1859, British
Title:
On the Medway
Date:
early 1850s
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on heavy textured Scotch paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 x 29 1/8 inches (48.3 x 74 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6129
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
correctional institution | seascape | boats | men | hulks (utility and service vessels) | flags | ships | river | marine art | prison
Associated Places:
Medway | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-10-16 - 2009-01-04)

Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 2009-01-31 - 2009-05-03)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
Publications:
Roger Quarm, Masters of the sea : British marine watercolours, , Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1987, pp. 81, 94, no. 112, pl. 62, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)

Scott Wilcox, Sun, wind, and rain : the art of David Cox, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2008, pp. 102, 216-7, no. 96, fig. 60, NJ18 .C829 W542 + Oversize (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8655