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Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish, The Launch of "La Sorciére" on the Lake of Geneva, undated
- Title:
The Launch of "La Sorciére" on the Lake of Geneva
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Watercolor and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 5/8 × 11 3/8 inches (19.4 × 28.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "Yachts sur le lac Xeman(?)"; on back, upper right: "Commandé à l'auteur Danvy | Val floo(?)"; on back, lower left: "Prev. Princess Galitzine"
Signed in black ink, lower left: "F DANBY"; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1993.30.51
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- flags | lake | launch | marine art | mountains | rowboats | sailboats | seamen | ships | sunlight
- Associated Places:
- Europe | Lake Geneva | Switzerland
- 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:4141
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Francis Danby ARA (Tate Britain, 1989-02-15 - 1989-04-09) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Francis Danby ARA (Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1988-11-05 - 1989-01-21) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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