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Creator:
Monro School
unknown artist
Possibly Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Possibly Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
On the Banks of the Lago di Como
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches (35.9 x 24.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "7"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "on the banks of | the Lago di Como"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1220
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
arches | banks | bridge (built work) | geology | Grand Tour | lake | landscape | science | trees | waterfalls
Associated Places:
Como, Lago di | Europe | Italy | Lombardia
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5981
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Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour (Tate Britain, 2002-07-04 - 2002-09-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, pp. 13, 50, no. 117, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA) [YCBA]

Andrew Wilton, The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 61, no. 171, no. 59, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]


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