Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alexander T. Francia, 1820–1884
Title:
On the Coast of Brittany
Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 12 3/8 inches (19.1 × 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Francia | 1839"; inscribed on back in graphite, lower left: "Vue de Bretagne"; in graphite, lower center: "A george Scholing de la part d[...] ami A.T.F"; in graphite, center: "989"; in graphite, upper right: "2543"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2588
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
turrets (towers) | walls | sea | cliffs | beach | coast | ship | marine art | landscape
Associated Places:
Europe | France | Bretagne
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9663