Artist
William Day(British, 1764–1807)British, 1764–1807
CultureBritish
Titles
- Cavern (Thor’s Cave, Staffordshire)
Datec. 1789
MediumWatercolor and ink over graphite on laid paper, mounted on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 1/2 × 18 13/16 in. (34.3 × 47.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer, in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Craig S. Calvert and Frank Carroll
Object number2024.14
Non exposé
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Department
Prints and DrawingsSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Mount: Inscribed in ink, center left edge: 28
Recto: Mount: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: W802
Verso: Mount: Inscribed in graphite, right edge: Inside View of a small natural excavation in a Rock at Whetton in Staffordshire [cursive]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Mount: Inscribed in ink, center left edge: 28
Recto: Mount: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: W802
Verso: Mount: Inscribed in graphite, right edge: Inside View of a small natural excavation in a Rock at Whetton in Staffordshire [cursive]
Recto: [none]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Watermark: J Whatman (similar to Heawood 3459)
Catalogue raisonnéNone known
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