François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839, French, active in Britain
Title:
Calais Sands
Date:
1831
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 20 1/8 inches (34 x 51.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "L. Francia 1831"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.958
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
marine art | landscape | genre | ships | costume | shipwreck | coast | beach | dog (animal) | labor | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Europe | English Channel | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Pas-de-Calais | Calais | France
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Behold the Sea (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-06-14 - 2003-09-07)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, British watercolors : drawings of the 18th and 19th centuries from the Yale Center for British Art, , Hudson Hill Press, New York, 1985, no. 50, pl. 50, ND1928 W533 1985 (YCBA)