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Samuel Davis, 1760–1819, British, Distant View of an Island, between 1777 and 1808
- Title:
Distant View of an Island
- Additional Title(s):
Verso: sketch
135 Views in England, Madeira, South Africa, St. Helena, India and Bhutan
- Date:
- between 1777 and 1808
- Medium:
- Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 × 13 7/8 inches (22.9 × 35.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "N° 67 EW"; lower right: "N° 45 N W/ 10 or 12 miles dist"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "J86" [encircled]
Watermark: Fleur-de-Lis with [Flourish] (not in Heawood, Shorter or Churchill)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.230
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- clouds | island | landscape | mountain | water
- Associated Places:
- Africa | Saint Helena
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8932
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