Samuel Buck, 1696–1779, Britishand Nathaniel Buck, active 1727–1753
Title:
The South View of Berwick Upon Tweed
Date:
ca. 1743-1745
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 31 7/8 inches (31.1 x 81 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "THE SOUTH VIEW OF BERWICK UPON TWEED;" within image, in pen and black ink, landmarks numbered from 1 to 24; in pen and brown ink, lower left, key to numbered landmarks; in graphite, lower right: "Buck del."; in pen and black ink, verso, with the text that appears on the engraving, an account of Berwick upon Tweed; in graphite, verso: "1816/ Townley's sale/ lot 58th - 8-"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1987.19
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
views, town (creative works) | flag | ocean | port | town | ships | boats | buildings | bridge (built work) | fort | hills | harbor | river | arches | walls | seamen
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Berwick | Scotland | Tweed
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Line of beauty : British drawings and watercolors of the eighteenth century, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 154, no. 130, NC228 W53 2001 (YCBA)