Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
An Old Battery and Watch Tower in Genoa
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Blue wash, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 13/16 × 11 5/8 inches (22.4 × 29.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "An old battery and Watch Tower at the point of land between the [...] of [...] | and San Pietro D'Arena - Sestri in the diestance on the right --- Decr 27. 1802-"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "I/19"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.389
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26557