Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Godfrey Thomas Vigne, 1801–1863, British
Title:
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Bolivia
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 17 inches (27.3 × 43.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in gray watercolor, lower left: "Copacabanca Convent. | Lake Titicaca SA "; in graphite, lower left: "Lg.W."; in pen and brown ink, lower center, "Copacabana Convent - Recoleta | Lake of Titicaca"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.187
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cityscape | landscape | watercolor | convent | mountains
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12130