Richard Westall, 1765–1836, British, Spring - "From the Plains from the Woodlands and Groves, What Strains of Wild Melody Flow!", 1789
- Title:
- Spring - "From the Plains from the Woodlands and Groves, What Strains of Wild Melody Flow!"
- Date:
- 1789
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (21.6 x 19.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "In | 13 1/4 | x In | 11/4 Full"
Lettered below image in pen and gray ink, center: "SPRING. | From the Plains, from the Woodlands, and Groves | What strains of wild Melody flow"
Signed and dated in pen and black ink, lower left: "R. Westall. 1789"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lowell Libson in honor of Kasha Jenkinson
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2012.19
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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