Thomas Jones, 1742–1803, British, active in Italy (1776–83)
Title:
The Garden of the Villa Borghese
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and oil paint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 16 inches (27.9 x 40.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "55"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5683
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
garden | cityscape | landscape | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Rome
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
Publications:
Duncan Bull, Classic ground : British artists and the landscape of Italy, 1740-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 56, no. 81, ND1354.4 B85 (YCBA)