Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831, British
Title:
Village of Stonethwaite and Eagle Cragg, Borrowdale
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches (34.3 x 51.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "J Smith | 1792"; in graphite, upper center: "Village of Borrowdale [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.267
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | valley (landform) | mountains | river | trees | houses | smoke | clouds | birds | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Europe | England | Lake District | Borrowdale | Cumbria | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
Publications:
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, p. 7, no. 39, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8175