Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish, The Haunted Wood, undated
- Title:
- The Haunted Wood
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Brown wash and brown ink with scratching out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches (15.9 x 12.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "2539 (encircled)"; on back, center: "Francis Danby ARA | [...] F D. | Formerly in the collection of | monochrome drawings in the | possession of Charles Branwhite | Purchased (with others) at the sale of the | Yda(?) Richardson Collection at Manor H[...] | Abbot Leigh"
Signed in black ink, lower left: "F.D."; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.48
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dark | folklore | geology | landscape | light | night | pond | rocks (landforms) | shadow | trees | wood
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1693
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A loan exhibition of English drawings and watercolours from the collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon of Upperville, Virginia, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1964, no. 60, N5247.M385 L62 (YCBA) [YCBA]
Yale University Art Gallery, English drawings and watercolors from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, April 15-June 20,1965, , New Haven, 1965, no. 60, NC228 Y34 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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