Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
attributed to Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Title:
Margate
Date:
1767
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 21 3/8 inches (35.6 x 54.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Margate 1767"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Margate 17", inscribed in green pigmnent, upper left: "360"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4355
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cityscape | sailboats | wagons | carriages | sails | figures | chimney | wheels | harbor | wood | buildings | women | men | horses (animals)
Associated Places:
Margate | Thanet, Isle of | United Kingdom | Kent | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14179