Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786, British
Title:
A Valley
Date:
between 1775 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Brushed black ink, graphite, brown wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (22.9 x 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount on back in pen and brown ink upper left: "Sketch by Cozens-"; in graphite center: "Royal | [ . . . ]"; in graphite lower right: "COZENS, Alexander | a Valley"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.809
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | trees | mountains | valley (landform) | hills
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
Publications:
Andrew Wilton, The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 12, 29-30, no. 21, pl. 8, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12540