Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Shelley, 1750–1808, British
Title:
Prince Rasselas and His Sister Conversing in Their Summer Palace on the Banks of the Nile
Date:
1804
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite and white chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, mounted to moderately thick, smooth cream card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 7/8 × 15 1/4 inches (55.6 × 38.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower left: " S. Shelley 1804"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1609
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Works of Splendor and Imagination - The Exhibition Watercolor 1770-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-09-16 - 1981-11-22)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12855