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- Title:
Calais Sands
- Date:
- 1831
- Medium:
- Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 3/8 x 20 1/8 inches (34 x 51.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "L. Francia 1831"
Signed and dated in brown ink, lower center: "L. Francia 1831"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.958
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beach | coast | Costume | dog (animal) | genre | Grand Tour | labor | landscape | ships | shipwreck
- Associated Places:
- Calais | English Channel | Europe | France | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Pas-de-Calais
- 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:9668
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