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Creator:
Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
Title:
Wankaka
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, black ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 × 19 3/16 inches (34.8 × 48.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Watermark: Heawood 3457 (J Whatman) (names)

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "Wanaka"; inscribed in pen, with brown ink, verso, upper center: "Wanaka"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "J 125"

Signed in pen and black ink, lower left: "S Davis"; not dated

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.202
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8887
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