Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899, British
Title:
Allahabad, from the Right Bank of the Jumna
Date:
1865
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches (37.1 x 51.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "Allahabad. from the right bank of the Jumna"; in graphite, on back, center: "163"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.258
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sunset | military art | fort | fountain | river | riverbanks | figures | walls | genre subject | cityscape | ships | boats | landscape
Associated Places:
Punjab | Yamuna | Allahabad | India | Ganges
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
From Merchants to Emperors - British Artists in India 1757-1930 (The Morgan Library & Museum, 1986-05-01 - 1986-07-31)

From Merchants to Emperors - British Artists in India 1757-1930 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986-10-02 - 1987-01-04)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12223