Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: unknown artist
formerly attributed to Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish
Title:: Ruins of a Monastery with Farmyard Animals
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite with gouache and scraping on thick, slightly textured, beige card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 21 1/4 inches (40.5 × 53.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, on back, center right, written sideways: "0/2378 | [...] | Francis (crossed out) FRANCIS DANBY A. R. A | 1793 - 1861 (underlined)"; on back, lower center: "3 - 8x6"; on back, lower right: "D26044"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:: B1975.4.1906
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: ruins | pointed arches | blocks | trees | monastery | Gothic (Medieval) | chickens | rooster | animal art | donkey | horse (animal) | puddle | branches | animals | architectural subject
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8947