Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Slezer, died 1717
Title:
Thirlestane Castle, near Lauder, Vale of Tweed
Date:
ca. 1677
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, and gray ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 7/8 inches (27 × 42.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center, within banner: "THIRLESTANE CASTLE"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "AD 393 (cat 76)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.616
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | men | crown | walls | castle | buildings | banner | flags
Associated Places:
Europe | United Kingdom | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Thirlestane Castle
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29)
Publications:
Country houses in Great Britain., Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1979, p. 68, no. 49, N6764 Y34 1979 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7897