Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 1758–1838, British
Title:
The Lake of Nemi called Speculum Diane
Date:
1786 to 1819
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/16 x 20 1/8 inches (33.5 x 51.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink below image, lower left: "No 12."; lower center: "The Lake of Nemi called. Speculum Diane."; lower right: "RCH. 1786 : 1819."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.2761
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | genre subject | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Nemi, Lago di
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Duncan Bull, Classic ground : British artists and the landscape of Italy, 1740-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 6, 17, 32, no. 23, ND1354.4 B85 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:28380