Moses Griffith, 1747–1819, British, Distant view of Llandrillo, 1805
- Title:
- Distant view of Llandrillo
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Outline sketch of the recto
- Date:
- 1805
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor over graphite; verso: graphite traced over with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 5/8 x 16 5/8in. (27 x 42.2cm), Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 5/8 inches (27 × 42.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, traced over with pen and brown ink, lower center: "Distant View, of the Neighborhood, of Llandrillo, & the extensive Mountain of Berwin, Merionethshire I with the 2 Vales, Pennant & Edermion"; center left: "Edermion | Vale"; center right: "Llandrillo | Church Vale to Pennant | or Cwn."
Collector's mark: Paul Mellon
Signed on verso in pen and brown ink: "by M Griffith | Augst 1805"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5671
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- landscape | mountains | valleys
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10531
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Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, p. 9, no. 69, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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