Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Port Mahon
Date:
between 1756 and 1773
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 × 9 7/8 inches (20.3 × 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "No Ref"; "[Zmere?] | Hogarth"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.438
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cannons (artillery) | cannon balls | rifles (artillery) | spear | swords | artillery | pistol | tricornes | port | signage | buildings | allegorical | soldiers | military art | Rattus rattus (species)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9930