Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Baynes, 1766–1837, British
Title:
Rocks with Central Cavern Among Trees
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, with traces of grouche and graphite on medium, moderately textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 11/16 × 18 15/16 inches (29.7 × 48.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, veso, lower left: "J Girtin | 1797"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "(Belonged to J G Wellington | & given me by his grandson | Drawn probably, at one of the | Club meetings [...] Geo.[...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1126
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | cavern | trees | rocks (landforms)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12440