A Harbour; Breakwater Left, Small Boats Moored Alongside a Quay with Figures Right
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with brown ink and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, green-beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/8 × 7 13/16 inches (11.7 × 19.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "Clear edge of me- | from the edges stay on | [...] board to show | 1/4 all round Flush back"; on back, lower right: "this right hand |corner can be [...] | oul so don cal (?)"; on mount, lower left: "Samuel PROUT (follower of)"; on mount, lower center: "A Harbour; Breakwater left, small boats moored alongside | a quay with figures right"; on back of mount, center: "Samuel Prout (follower of) | A Harbour; breakwater left, small boats | moored alongside a quay with figures right"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection