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William Simpson, 1823–1899, British, The Village Well, 1864
- Title:
The Village Well
- Former Title(s):
The Village Well (India)
- Additional Title(s):
The Village Well
- Date:
- 1864
- Medium:
- Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches (26.7 x 36.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink lower left: "The Village Well"; in artist's hand in pen and brown ink lower right: "Wm Simpson. | 1864"; inscribed on verso in graphite center: " 170 | 14 10 | 16"
Signed in pen and brown ink lower right: "Wm Simpson. | 1864"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.261
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | genre subject | jewelry | jugs | tree | village | water | well (container component) | women
- Associated Places:
- 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:12226
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From Merchants to Emperors - British Artists in India 1757-1930 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986-10-02 - 1987-01-04) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
From Merchants to Emperors - British Artists in India 1757-1930 (The Morgan Library & Museum, 1986-05-01 - 1986-07-31) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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