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Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Title:
Carnarvon Castle, North Wales
Additional Title(s):
Caernarfon Castle, North Wales
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches (14 x 41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in gray ink, lower left: "Carnarvon Castle North Wales"; in graphite, verso, upper center: "180[7?]" (circled); in graphite, verso, center: (numerical computations) | "aux" | "Carnarvon Castle" | "No. Wales"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "Thomas Rowlandson | Carnarvon Castle for the Earl- | Work date 1794"

Watermark:1794"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.320
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | buildings | castle | coast | figures | landscape | people | ships | shore (landform) | trees | water
Associated Places:
Caernarfon | Caernarfon Castle | Caernarfon Castle | Caernarvon | Carnarvon Castle | Cymru | Europe | Gwynedd | United Kingdom | Wales
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6481
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