Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Scarlett Davis, 1804–1845, British
Title:
The Tomb of Van Balen, Antwerp, September 7, 1832
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, pale orange wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (1.6 x 19.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Tomb of | Van Balen"; in graphite, center (part of composition): "Christo Resurgentitacr [?] | INTLEGRAVITE VIRO | PICTORI | EXIMIO | HENRICO VAN BALEN"; inscribed on back in graphite, lower right: "Scarlett Davis"; in graphite, center: "The [...] to be [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1134
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tourism | painting (visual work) | religious | architecture | architectural subject | frame (furnishing) | tomb
Associated Places:
Vlaanderen | Antwerpen | Europe | Antwerp | België
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
John Scarlett Davis - The Interior of the British Institution Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1984-02-28 - 1984-04-22)
Publications:
Peter Funnell, John Scarlett Davis : The Interior of the British Institution Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1984, pp. [ 6 ], [ 7 ], cat. no. 4, V 0103 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9409