Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist

Formerly attributed to William Hodges, 1744–1797, British
Title:
Fishing Cove near Columbo
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 19 5/16 inches (37.7 × 49 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "Fishing Cove near Columbo"; on back, lower right: "54 (encircled)"; on back of mount, on attached sheet, center: "D3554/ | William Hodges RA 1744-1797 | fishing cove near Columbo. Now the site of a | fashionable hotel. 1780. | [...] | NOT by Hodges. See DFS note on back of mat g D.3555"; on back of mount, lower center: "English School | Fishing Cove near Columbo (D.3554)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5431
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
pipe | working | natives | snake charmer | snake | labor | palm trees | clouds | fishing | men | shore (landform) | hills | harbor | cove | masts | coastline | sailboats | canoes | sails | turbans | loincloths | sash | huts | beach | landscape | genre subject
Associated Places:
Western Province | Colombo | Sri Lanka | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14877