Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward William Cooke, 1811–1880, British
Title:
Bomb Proof Battery near Gillingham, on the Medway...
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches (21.9 x 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in watercolor lower right: "E W Cooke"; inscribed on back in graphite upper right: "11"; in black chalk upper right: "V408"; in graphite upper right: "Bomb. proof Battery . near Gillingham | Midway."; in graphite lower right encircled: "30"; in graphite lower right: "P. as.| late."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2416
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
birds | flags | ships | birds | anchors (watercraft equipment) | figures | masts | battery | anchors (fasteners) | reflection | French
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Kent | Gillingham | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
Publications:
Roger Quarm, Masters of the sea : British marine watercolours, , Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1987, pp. 84, 93, no. 93, pl. 70, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8202