Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839, French, active in Britain
Title:
Boats on a Stormy Sea
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 x 7 inches (10.2 x 17.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, center: "124[...]4 (underlined)"; on back, lower right: "Francia"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.835
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
waves (natural events) | seagulls | marine art | ships | sailboats | sea | storm
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
Publications:
Roger Quarm, Masters of the sea : British marine watercolours, , Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1987, pp. 45, 92, no. 72, pl. 19, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9577