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- Title:
Mer de Glace
- Date:
- 1856
- Medium:
- Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 9/16in. (26.4 x 37cm), Sheet: 10 1/2 × 14 5/8 inches (26.7 × 37.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in gray ink, lower right: "Mer de Glace."
Watermark: J Whatman/ Turkey Mill/ 1855
Signed and dated in gray ink, lower right: " H. Moore. | Aug 18th 1856"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1344
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- glacier | ice | landscape | mountains | snow
- Associated Places:
- Alps | France | Mer de Glace (glacier) | Mont Blanc
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11347
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