Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Sale 6 June 1804"; on accompanying sheet in pen and brown ink: "We suppose this to be one of [the] best visas, that can | be obtained of [the] highest mountain in [the] country, where | it stands. Its sides are covered with wood, [and] rock al- | most to its very summit, wh. rises in a cone. When [the] sun shines, all [the] parts of wh. [the] mountain consists, | recieve uncommon richness. __ The [...] of [the] mountan | extend far, [and] wide. on all sides. On [the] side next [the] eye, they | reach down to [the] road, where [the] 2 men are walking. | The high woody ground, on this side, may be supposed to | be an appendage of [the] mountain. The road winds far to the | right, round [the] bottom of [the] mountain; breaking out, here [and] | there, into various little paths, [and] openings on its [...], wh. [m...] | of course open great variety of beautiful visas, [and] passages".
Descriptive Medium
Gray wash with pen and brown ink and graphite
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
England
Country
England
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
