Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
The Ivory Coast, West Africa
Date:
between 1810 and 1815
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 9/16 inches (37.5 x 54.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.143
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | marine art | landscape | birdcage (container) | ships | boats | sails | oars | huts | children | men | women | water | tusk | coast | ivory | fruit | palm trees | chickens
Associated Places:
Africa | Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)

Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5621