Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899, British
Title:
Sebastopol, Sketched From The Deck of H. M. S. Sidon, Feb. 1855
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 x 20 5/8 inches (33 x 52.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Wm. Simpson | Feby. 1855"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4381
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
mountains | sea | ropes | seamen | sailors | gesture | ship | cannons | genre subject | equipment | flags | landscape | marine art | deck | talking | Royal Navy | Union Jack | war
Associated Places:
Europe | Krym | Crimean Peninsula | Sebastopol | Ukraine
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14200