Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Alexander, 1767–1816, British
Title:
A Goddess
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches (13 x 11.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower right: "WA"; in graphite, verso, center left: "[?Chinese] [?Female] | Divinity"; [superimposed]: "[...] done to be engraved"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.808
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dress | headdress | pedestal | goddess | incense | religious and mythological subject | Chinese | smoke | earrings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8963