Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Gaspard Le Marchant Tupper, 1862–1906
Title:
The Harbour of Sebastopol
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, white gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, light blue, wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 20 3/8 inches (17.5 x 51.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in ink, upper right: "Harbour of Sebastapol-Shewing the actual position of the Russian Fleet Dec / 54 - taken from Zollave Piquet. Russian steamers-'Chersonese' & 'Gromonosetz' in the foreground."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4389
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
navy | marine art | cape | ship | boat | coast | harbour | harbor | bay | fleet | sea | cliff | ocean | water | russia | wind | fog
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14206