An Allegory of Britain's Naval Might
Robert Smirke
Artist, British, 1752 - 1845
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Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and black and brown inks with gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite, on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 11.3 x 19.3 cm (4 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1995.52.166
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Covent Garden Gallery, Ltd. [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1978-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
upper right in graphite: 11; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: N/C / CH / 26 / 512 / 1/2 box / Clip
Wikidata ID
Q64629083