Samuel Davis, 1760–1819, British, River Scene and Bridge with Artist Sketching in Foreground, 1777
- Title:
- River Scene and Bridge with Artist Sketching in Foreground
- Date:
- 1777
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen, black ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 3/4 x 16 inches (29.8 x 40.6 cm), Mount: 15 5/8 x 20 inches (39.7 x 50.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right (below image): "S DAVIS . 1777"; inscribed on back in graphite, lower right: "J.27." [encircled]
Watermark: Heawood 3463 (J Whatman & C°) (names)
Signed and dated in pen and black ink, lower right: "S DAVIS . 1777"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.175
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | artist | branches | bridge (built work) | cliff | foreground | landscape | river | sketching
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8829
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