Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786, British
Title:
Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink, graphite, brown wash, gray wash, brown ground and varnish on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 7/8 x 13 5/8 inches (25.1 x 34.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite upper left: "2"; inscribed on back on mount in graphite lower right: "COZENS, Alexander | coastal Scene with | wooded cliff
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5797
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | seascape | sailboats | trees | shore (landform) | cliffs | clouds
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
Publications:
Andrew Wilton, The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1980, p. 27, no. 14, pl. 6, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8807