A Rocky Coast by Moonlight, late 1820s

Not on View

Medium

brown wash with blotting and surface scraping on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 23.5 x 34.1 cm (9 1/4 x 13 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William B. O'Neal

Accession Number

1995.52.198

Artists / Makers

William West (artist) British, 1801 - 1861

Samuel Jackson (artist) British, 1794 - 1869

Image Use

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Provenance

Rev. Canon Charles Hugh Egerton Smyth (1903-1987), England; (J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd, London) purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1973-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Maas & Co. Ltd., J.S.
O'Neal, William B., Estate of
O'Neal, William B., Professor
Smyth, Canon Charles Hugh Egerton, Reverend

Exhibition History

1993: Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 44, as Bristol School.

1996: Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993: NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 44 as Bristol School.