A Rocky Coast by Moonlight

late 1820s

William West

Artist, British, 1801 - 1861

Samuel Jackson

Artist, British, 1794 - 1869

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash with blotting and surface scraping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession

    1995.52.198

Artwork history & notes

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

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64639824

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