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Creator:
Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778–1854
Title:
Sunset, Beachley, 29 May 1846
Part Of:

Collective Title: Sketches, Vol. 7: Drawings of Devon, Wales, Lakes, etc.

Date:
1846
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 3/8 inches (19.4 × 26.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left to upper left: "Warm [...] Sun | Dist. Hills [...] Blue & gradating | homeward | to brown green | water colder grey | & green Bank | Mud towards water"; upper center: "Upper Sky Yellowish to Blue | but a little warmer"; upper right: "Clouds like distan[...] | or to purp[...]"; lower left: "[me]mo. | Sun Set | Beachley"

Signed and dated in graphite, lower left: "29 May | 1846 TH Coll"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.2525
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:28117
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