Figures in a Sailboat, With a Temple in the Distance
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 inches (24.1 × 30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/71"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "Temple of Minerva at [...]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "The rocks in front [dark] - the Temple while marble - the walls stone - | the work of the mountains brown - the trees green."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection