Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John White Abbott, 1763–1851, British
Title:
A View of Core's Library, Dawlish, Devon
Date:
1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid on contemporary mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 8 inches (13.3 x 20.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "vi"; on mount, lower right: ""DLA338"; on back of mount, upper left: "43"; on back of mount, upper right: "DLA338"; in graphite, on back of mount, center left: "9278"; in brown ink, on back of mount, center: "Dawlish, Devon."; in graphite, on back of mount, center: "[...]awny; on back of mount, lower center: "John White Abbott"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.7
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | baskets | carts | boats | library (building) | mountains | coast | buildings | figures | seashore | beach | cliffs | sea | windows | columns (architectural elements) | men | women | working | clouds | architectural subject | labor | bushes | horses (animals) | carrying
Associated Places:
Devon | Dawlish | Europe | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1652