Original Title
Inscribed Title: View of the Road Near Borchetta
Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "View of the Road near Borchetta"
Descriptive Medium
Pen and gray ink, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
La Bocchetta Pass, Liguria, Italy
Country
Italy
Medium
Wash Drawing
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
La Bocchetta Pass was known by some English-speaking travellers as the 'Borchetta' Pass. The Pass was part of the old road connecting Genoa and the Po Valley.