Samuel Davis, 1760–1819, British, View of Tashichoedzong, Bhutan and Foot Bridge, 1783
- Title:
- View of Tashichoedzong, Bhutan and Foot Bridge
- Additional Title(s):
- Tashichho Dzong, Bhutan: House Where Embassy Was Lodged, Covered Bridge, The Palace
- Date:
- 1783
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and gray ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 18 3/16 × 25 3/8 inches (46.2 × 64.5 cm), Sheet: 13 1/2 × 18 7/8 inches (34.3 × 47.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, above image, upper right: "X D.11"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "Tassigudon - Bhutan | House where embassy was lodged | covered bridge | The Palace"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "J 72"
Watermark: [difficult to see...] (Fleur-de-Lis) (J Whatman) [?]
Signed, in pen with brown ink, lower left: "SD"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.275
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9103
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