Materials & Techniques: watercolor / Creator: Diston, Alfred, active 1818–1829 / Subject Terms: genre subject

1. Square in the Village of Los Silos, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to thick brown card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 1/4 inches (17.5 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Man and woman of Chasna-Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 7 1/2 inches (22.9 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Ox-sledge for the conveyance of merchandise

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 9 inches (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Peasant Woman with Staff, La Palma

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/8 inches (24.4 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Female huckster of Port Orotava

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (24.4 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Supreme Bon Ton of Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 6 7/8 inches (14 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Boatman and Medianero of Garachics, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 inches (24.1 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Peasants of Hierro

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 1/8 inches (21.9 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Barandilles, a woman on a donkey

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 1/8 inches (23.5 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Hand-mill for grinding Gofio, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 5/8 inches (21.6 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Woman of Victoria, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 3/8 inches (23.2 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Woman of Ycod el Alto, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 inches (23.8 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. La Palma

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 7/8 inches (22.5 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Woman of El Miradero, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 5/8 inches (24.8 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Gomero, Orchilla Gatherer

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 6 3/8 inches (22.9 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Peasant of Miradero, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: between 1823 and 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 1/8 inches (22.5 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Canary Fisherman

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 inches (23.2 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Peasant of Hierro

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 1/2 inches (21.9 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Girl from Hierro

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 inches (21.3 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Charcoal seller, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 1/8 inches (22.5 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Nun of the Order of Santa Clara

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 5 5/8 inches (23.5 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Ladies' Church dress

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 inches (23.2 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Man of El Miradero

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 6 1/2 inches (20.3 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Parish Priest

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 3/8 inches (21.9 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Member of the Brotherhood El Gran Poder de Dios

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured,cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 3/8 inches (23.5 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Firewood Seller, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 7/8 inches (21.3 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Franciscan Friar

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches (23.2 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Dominican Friar

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 inches (23.8 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Grand Canary-Man on a Donkey

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches (23.2 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Tenerife - Woman of Tacoronte

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 1/2 inches (20 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Manner of carrying children

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured,cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 5 7/8 inches (22.9 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Man standing on seashore - Hierro

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: after 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (24.1 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Native of Tacocronte, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 3/8 inches (24.1 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Tenerife-Women of Candelaria

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 inches (23.8 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Peasants of Chasna, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 5/8 inches (20 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Peasant woman with basket on her head - La Palma, 1828

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 5 7/8 inches (20.3 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Huckster of Port Orotava, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 inches (21.3 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Tenerife-Man of Tacoronte

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured,cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 inches (24.1 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Charcoal Seller, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 5/8 inches (24.8 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Peasants of Ycod el alto, Tenerife

Creator:: Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 1/8 inches (23.8 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Square in the Village of Los Silos, Tenerife

2. Man and woman of Chasna-Tenerife

3. Ox-sledge for the conveyance of merchandise

4. Peasant Woman with Staff, La Palma

5. Female huckster of Port Orotava

6. Supreme Bon Ton of Tenerife

7. Boatman and Medianero of Garachics, Tenerife

8. Peasants of Hierro

9. Barandilles, a woman on a donkey

10. Hand-mill for grinding Gofio, Tenerife

11. Woman of Victoria, Tenerife

12. Woman of Ycod el Alto, Tenerife

13. La Palma

14. Woman of El Miradero, Tenerife

15. Gomero, Orchilla Gatherer

16. Peasant of Miradero, Tenerife

17. Canary Fisherman

18. Peasant of Hierro

19. Girl from Hierro

20. Charcoal seller, Tenerife

21. Nun of the Order of Santa Clara

22. Ladies' Church dress

23. Man of El Miradero

24. Parish Priest

25. Member of the Brotherhood El Gran Poder de Dios

26. Firewood Seller, Tenerife

27. Franciscan Friar

28. Dominican Friar

29. Grand Canary-Man on a Donkey

30. Tenerife - Woman of Tacoronte

31. Manner of carrying children

32. Man standing on seashore - Hierro

33. Native of Tacocronte, Tenerife

34. Tenerife-Women of Candelaria

35. Peasants of Chasna, Tenerife

36. Peasant woman with basket on her head - La Palma, 1828

37. Huckster of Port Orotava, Tenerife

38. Tenerife-Man of Tacoronte

39. Charcoal Seller, Tenerife

40. Peasants of Ycod el alto, Tenerife