Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Monro School

Thomas Girtin, and, 1775–1802, British

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Buildings Overlooking Water, near Naples
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gray wash and blue wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches (26.4 x 37.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "38/64 Back of [ . . . ] Villa | [ . . . ] at Rome"; in graphite upper center: "[ . . . ] (encircled) | 2 KB"; in graphite, verso, center: "Turner"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1422
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | trees | villas | buildings | arches | water | country (rural landscape) | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Europe | Italy | Campania | Napoli | Naples
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)

The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
Publications:
Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, p. 49, no. 111, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)

Andrew Wilton, The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 62, no. 176, pl. 60, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5518