James Deacon, c. 1728–1750, British, Rocky Landscape with Classical Buildings, undated
- Title:
- Rocky Landscape with Classical Buildings
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: sketch of branches
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/4 × 9 1/8 inches (18.4 × 23.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In the artist's hand (?), in graphite on verso of original mount, no longer attached: Jas Deacon/fecit/1744; in graphite, in another hand, on verso of later mount (?): drawn by James Deacon
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5653
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | buildings | Classical | landscape
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7728
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