Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Francis Towne, 1740–1816, British
Title:
View of the Rhydaer
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (29.8 x 37.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower right: "F. Towne. | delt. 1777. No. 6"; in brown ink, verso, upper center: "Distyll y Rhaiadr, | The stream divides the country's of Denbighshire, & Montgomery, & | the Lordship of Paris, & Chisk, the perpendicular height from which it falls is 240 feet. | Drawn 1777 by Francis Towne."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2703
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | geology | science | cliff | mountain | waterfall | cattle | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Pistyll Rhaeadr | United Kingdom | Llanrhaedr-ym-Mochnant | Powys | Wales
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Francis Towne (Tate Britain, 1997-06-24 - 1997-09-14)

Francis Towne (Leeds Art Gallery, 1997-10-02 - 1998-01-04)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5093