Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848, British
Title:
Unique Specimens of Mineralogy
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, and pen and gray ink on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 1/8 inches (31.8 × 20.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image in pen and gray ink, upper center: "UNIQUE SPECIMENS IN MINERALOGY"; center left to lower right: "HORNBLENDE | FELDSPAR | QUARTZ | TRAP | ENGLISH TALC. CHINESE JADE | WACKE
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1047
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12790