Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Charles William Cain, 1893–1962, British
Title:
A Tigris Night
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on medium, slightly textured, light blue-green laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/16 x 18 1/16 inches (36.3 x 45.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "23. 90."; in graphite, lower left: "A Tigris night EZRA'S TOMB."; in graphite, on back, lower left: "2[...]6 3600"; in red ink, on back, lower left: "'33-72-1814"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1994.4.78
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | evening | palm trees | smoke | steam | architecture | night | arches | wall | dome | figure | buildings | monument | river | shore (landform) | trees | tomb | religious building | minaret | steamboat | landscape | Islamic (Muslim)
Associated Places:
Middle East | Asia | Qal‘at Salih | Iraq | Maysan | Mesopotamia | Tigris | Al-Uzair | Ezra's Tomb
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:33455