Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831, British
Title:
View of Vesuvius
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 x 10 3/4 inches (18.1 x 27.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "On the Coast of Posilipo, Mount Vesuvius in the distance | J Smith | D3008 / John "Warwick" Smith 1749-1835 | c 1780 also signed on back of the drawing [...] 127 | Coll: Henrey S. [...] LGD "
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Geoffrey and Renée Hartman
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2006.18.3
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | cliffs | sea | volcano | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Gulf of Naples | Golfo di Napoli | Italy | Vesuvius | Napoli
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:57060