Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
Inscription
Inscribed in pen and black ink, verso, lower right: "Wm Gilpin V of Boldre"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso, lower center: "Aug. [1769?]"
Descriptive Medium
Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
British Isles
Medium
Wash Drawing
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
Gilpin lived and worked in Britain and was an early proponent of the 'picturesque' aesthetic.
