Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Rooker, 1724–1774, British

and Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801, British

after Richard Wilson, ca. 1712–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Title:
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 x 24 inches (44.8 x 61 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "16401 | 9 4/20"; lower right: "(IR74/648)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14565
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
telescope | tourists | cattle | tourism | mountain | lake | crater | legends (folk tales)
Associated Places:
Cader Idris
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)

The Romantic Landscape Prints - The Chiaroscuro of Nature (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-09-25 - 2002-12-29)

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. 11, no. 79, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40371