Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Isaac Weld, 1774–1856, Irish
Title:
View of the Falls of Niagara
Date:
between 1795 and 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Pen, and black ink, gray ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 11/16 × 13 3/16 inches (27.1 × 33.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "NIAGARA FALLS | I WELD | 1796"; inscribed in graphite, verso, of mount, center: "NIAGARA | FALLS 1796 | ISAAC WELD"; inscribed in graphite, verso, of mount, upper center: "p.121"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2899
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20183