Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777, French, active in Britain, Sun Under a Cloud, 1745
- Title:
- Sun Under a Cloud
- Additional Title(s):
- Soleil couvert de nuages
- Date:
- 1745
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 9/16 inches (38.3 x 54.7 cm), Plate: 12 x 15 7/8 inches (30.5 x 40.4 cm), Image: 10 7/8 x 14 15/16 inches (27.6 x 37.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered in black ink, upper left: "11"; lower left: "P. Monamy pinxt. | Sun under a Cloud."; lower center: "Published according to Act of Parliament 21 Febry 1745-6 | Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse, Cornhill."; lower right: "Canat Sculp. | Soleil couvert de Nuages."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.11974
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- basket | bindle | boats | breeches (trousers) | castle | clouds | coast | coats | flags | fort | galleons | genre subject | gesture | hats | marine art | masts | men | men-of-war | navy | poles | rowboat | sailboats | sails | sea | seamen | ships | shore (landform) | smoke | sun | sunlight | talking
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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