Charles Gore, 1729–1807, British, Konigstein, 1789
- Title:
- Konigstein
- Former Title(s):
- Konigsteen
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Battle of Lovositz
- Date:
- 1789
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and gouache with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/8 x 18 1/4 inches (26.4 x 46.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "Konigstein"; in gray ink, upper right: "Konigstein: Forteresse pres de Dresde."; in graphite, on back, upper left: "Battle of Lovositz"; on back, center left: "The King of Prussia gave his orders | from this emminence | Battle"; on back, center: "field of Battle | Lowosit[z] | King of Prussia"
Signed and dated in gray ink, upper right: "1789 C. Gore"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.170
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- buildings | castle | church | cityscape | fortress | Grand Tour | hills | landscape | plateau | river | sailboats | ships | steeple | trees
- Associated Places:
- Dresden | Elbe | Europe | Germany | Königstein | Königstein Fortress | Saxony
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10267
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