- Title:
- The Dead Sea, 16 and 17 April 1858
- Additional Title(s):
- The Dead Sea, 16-17 April 1858 (60)
- Date:
- April 16 and 17, 1858
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches (36.8 x 55.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed with other notations in artist's hand of general and color notes in graphite traced over in pen and brown ink
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1933
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- birds | landscape | mountains | river | rocks (landforms) | sand | sea | sky | study (visual work)
- Associated Places:
- Dead Sea | Israël | Jordan | Jordan | West Bank
- 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:6290
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