Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839, French, active in Britain
Title:
Running before the Wind
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (14.6 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.817
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
waves (natural events) | wind | sailing | marine art | sails | ship
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Turner and the Sea (National Maritime Museum, 2013-11-22 - 2014-04-21)

Turner and the Sea (The Peabody Essex Museum, 2014-05-31 - 2014-09-01)
Publications:
Christine Riding, Turner & the sea, Thames & Hudson, London, 2013, p. 154, no. 69, NJ18.T85 R52 2013 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46514