Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Title:
Peasants of Chasna, Tenerife
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 5/8 inches (20 × 16.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In graphite, lower center: "[illegible] Ch [illegible] eros"; in graphite, reinforced in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Peasants of Chasna-Tenerife"; on verso, in pen and brown ink, upper left: "17 | Edw Chas Mitchell"; in pen and grey ink, center: "Alfred Diston | Oct. 31 1825."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.294
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | costume | basket | spear | figure study | man | woman | peasants
Associated Places:
Europe | Spain | Tenerife
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7785