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Charles Gore, 1729–1807, British, Lago Maggiore and the Borromean Islands, ca. 1776
- Title:
Lago Maggiore and the Borromean Islands
- Date:
- ca. 1776
- Medium:
- Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 1/2 x 21 3/8 inches (16.5 x 54.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "Glacier St. Plomb | Isola Bella"; upper center: "Lago Maggiore"; upper right: "Isola Madre | St. Bernard Glacier | Isola St. Giovanni | Montagne di Lavino"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.163
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- glaciers | gulf | hills | islands | lake | landscape | mountains | sailboats | towns
- Associated Places:
- Borromean Gulf | Borromean Islands | Europe | Isola Bella | Isola Madre | Isolino di San Giovanni | Italy | Lago Maggiore | 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:7247
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Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 122-3, no. 142, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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