Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797, British
Title:
The Lake of Geneva from the Canton of Berne
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, brown wash, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 14 inches (24.1 x 35.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper right: "6 2"; in pen and brown ink, upper left: "The Lake of Geneva from the Canton of Bern | August 18 1776"; in graphite, lower left: "(Pm 2158) | (65/9/14/4)"; in graphite, lower right: "COZENS, J R | Lake oF Geneva | 3 7 5 6"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1105
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | mountains | hills | lakes | trees | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Geneva, Lake of | Switzerland
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, pp. 11, 39, no. 86, pl. 33, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8877