Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Richard Westall, 1765–1836, British
Title:: Jonah Cast Into the Sea (Jonah 1:15)
Date:: before 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 inches (13.7 x 8.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscription on back of mount: upper left: No 572 | 13 | Richard Westall. R.A. 1765 - 1836. | Illustrate Bible. Center: "Fairfax Murray Collection"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1986.12.3
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: Old Testament | fish | the sailors reluctantly throw the prophet Jonah into the sea | religious and mythological subject | illustration | science | meteorology | men | sea | robes | ship | boat | storm | waves (natural events)
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21514