Grisons/ Looking to Glarnisch (Switzerland) Mountains
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, black wash, gray wash, graphite, and white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 13/16 × 16 3/8 inches (52.9 × 41.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso, lower left: "Grisons | Beginning of [...] | looking to Glarish | Deep Blueish purple aerial tint | Sun behind it. fine glow | on the hills. Catching light | through the trees."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection