Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Title:
Native of Tacocronte, Tenerife
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 3/8 inches (24.1 × 18.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In graphite, lower center: "Native of Tacoronte Tenerife | Tacorontere [?]"; in graphite, reinforced in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Native of Tacoronte, Tenerife"; verso, in pen and brown ink, upper center: "14 | Edwd Chas Mitchell"; in pen and grey/black ink, lower center: "Alfred Diston | Oct. 26 1825."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.295
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | figure study | costume | man | text | bundle
Associated Places:
Tenerife | Spain | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7786