Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786, British
Title:
River and Boat
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Brushed black ink, pen and black ink, graphite, light brown ground and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches (13 x 16.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back on mount in graphite center: "1/2 [ . . . ] | 53 | G. W. Girtin" in graphite lower right: "COZENS, Alexander | River and boat"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.812
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | trees | landscape | marine art | flag | river | sailboat
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
Publications:
Andrew Wilton, The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 27, no. 15, pl. 6, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8710