Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Farington, 1747–1821, British
Title:
View of the Convent of the Clarisses at Valenciennes after the Seige
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray ink , black wash, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 1/8 × 22 3/4 inches (41 × 57.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, on mount, lower center: "View of the | CONVENT of the CLARISSES | at VALENCIENNES after the | Siege in 1793"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.2004
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
convent | architectural subject | ruins | siege
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9365