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- Title:
The Ganges
- Date:
- 1863
- Medium:
- Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 14 1/2 x 20 5/8 inches (36.8 x 52.4 cm), Sheet: 14 x 20 inches (35.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "The Ganges."
Signed and dated in brown ink lower left: "Wm. Simpson 1863"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.256
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- birds | crocodiles | figures | fire | landscape | river | ships | smoke | sunset | trees | village
- Associated Places:
- Asia | Ganges | India
- 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:12221
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