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Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
St. Catherine's Hill, Guildford, Surrey
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, scraping out and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 17 1/2in. (29.5 x 44.5cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and black ink, center left: "ichardson"; scratched center: "Thomas' | Toys"; in brushed red watercolor, lower left: "TRY the RED LION | WB not better under | the SUN"; in brushed blue watercolor, lower right: "STAFFORDSHIRE WA"; inscribed in graphite, verso, on mount, upper center: "20 1/8 x 28 1/2"; in graphite, verso, center: "4"; in graphite, verso, center right: (upside down) "26 x 19"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1859
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | castle | cathedral | dogs (animals) | fair | genre subject | hill | tents
Associated Places:
England | Europe | Guildford | Surrey | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5473
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