Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771, French
Title:
The Grotto and the Temple of Contemplation, Stowe
Date:
1752
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, brown wash, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 x 12 3/4 inches (22.9 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1059
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
gardens | basket | water | fishing | reflections | fisherman | trees | grottoes | temples | architectural subject | swans | fishing rod
Associated Places:
Stowe | Stowe Landscape Gardens | Buckinghamshire | England | United Kingdom | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)

The World of Alexander Pope (Yale Center for British Art, 1988-04-08 - 1988-05-29)

The Early Georgian Landscape Garden (Yale Center for British Art, 1983-04-20 - 1983-06-26)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7978