Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797, British
Title:
Cypress in the Garden of the Franciscans at Salerno
Date:
ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (32.4 x 19.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in graphite upper left to upper right: "Cypress in the Garden of the Franciscans - Salerno | Sept 22. | [...]"; in graphite upper right: "near 800 years old | 39"; in graphite lower left: "118"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4529
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
birds | landscape | garden | stairs | trees | buildings | monks | cypress
Associated Places:
Europe | Italy | Salerno
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. 46, no. 115, pl. 47, NJ18 C83 W55 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9120