Hugh William "Grecian" Williams, 1773–1829, British
Title:
Birnam Wood
Date:
before 1801
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 19 3/4 inches (38.1 × 50.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5783
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | clouds | rocks (landforms) | landscape | trees | wood | forest | cliffs | night | lightning | storm | Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | Europe | Birnam
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
Publications:
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, p. 19, no. 156, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA)