Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791, British
Title:
Arches in the City Wall, Canterbury
Date:
before 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on contemporary heavy textured laid paper Mount: Thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 13/16in. (26 x 37.6cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink on verso, center: "Arches in the wall Cantebury;" in pen and black ink: "See a view of the"Arches in a wall in the City of Cantebury" almost exactly like this 2 Grose's | antiqs."; in graphite, upper left "J 6240"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1230
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bridge (built work) | arches | architectural subject | man | river | tower (building division) | riverbank
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Kent | Canterbury | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9878