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Francis Towne, 1740–1816, British, Craig yr Aderyn, near Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, 1777
- Title:
- Craig yr Aderyn, near Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
- Former Title(s):
- Near Aberddeola, North Wales
- Date:
- 1777
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (21 x 27.3 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (26.7 x 31.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: "No 8"; on verso in pen and black ink, upper center: "No 8 | A scene near Aberddwla North Wales | drawn on the spot by Francis Towne"
Signed in black ink, lower left: "F. Towne. del. | 1777"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1414
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cabin | landscape | man | mountain | sky | trees
- Associated Places:
- Aberdaron | Cymru | Wales
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5077
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Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Yale Center for British Art, Wales, New Haven, 2014, front cover, p. 21, V2519 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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