Windsor Castle View - King George IV Gate and the Round Tower, July 28, 1832, 11:30 am
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 3/8 × 12 3/8 inches (26.4 × 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, upper right: "73"; inscribed in pen with brown ink, over graphite, lower center: "King George the IVth Gate. The Round Tower on July 28, 1832 1/2 past 11 | This is when Queen's Lodge was the residence of George III | Princess Augusta bowed to me & a man of taste talked to me."; inscribed in pen with brown ink, verso, sheet has been cut off at the left of the inscriptions, upper left: "[?] George of IV Gate | [?] Tower [?] | [?] This is when the Queen's Lodge used to be- | [?] The residence of Geor III | [?] 28 | [?] 2 | [?] II | [?] Augusta bowed to me! | [?] of taste talked to me."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection