Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joshua Cristall, 1768–1847, British
Title:
The Valley of Nant Ffrancon, Caernarvonshire
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 x 11 9/16 inches (17.1 x 29.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower right: "Nant Francon"; on old mount attached to current mount, lower right: "On the Road from Bangor to Capel Carreg."; in graphite, on back, lower center: "64"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5510
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rocks (landforms) | landscape | valley | stream | mountains | hills | geology | science
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Cymru | Snowdonia National Park | Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire | Wales | Europe | Nant Ffrancon Pass
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. 9, no. 64, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8501