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Creator:
unknown artist
Title:

Study for a composition: The Wreck of an East Indiaman

Additional Title(s):

Verso: Swiss Mountain Scene

Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 7/8 inches (12.1 × 17.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: Indiaman [...]; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "[Kantasch Tantes] 26 | [...]"; lower center: "Church."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.313
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boat | clouds | crash | figures | marine art | rocks (landforms) | ship | shipwreck | storm | waves (natural events)
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7923
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