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- Title:
Burial Ground in the South Seas
- Date:
- ca. 1777
- Medium:
- Oil on paper on panel
- Dimensions:
- 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (23.5 x 29.8 cm), Frame: 11 3/4 × 14 1/4 inches (29.8 × 36.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.672
- Classification:
- Paintings
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Link to Frame:
- B1981.25.672FR
- Subject Terms:
- burial | burial grounds | landscape | mountains | palm trees | rocks (landforms) | sea | totems
- Associated Places:
- Asia
- Access:
- Not on view
Note: To make an appointment to see this work, please contact the Paintings and Sculpture department at ycba.paintings@yale.edu. Please visit the Paintings and Sculpture collections page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1134
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