Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Davis, 1760–1819, British
Title:
Gate of the Old Fort at Old Benares
Date:
ca. 1792
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on wove paper with pen and brown ink border laid down on heavy wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 21 × 27 3/4 inches (53.3 × 70.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Gate of the Old Fort | in Old Benares - as it stood in 1792 | by S Davis; lower left: "J57"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.279
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fort | ruins | architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9974