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Artist/Makerattributed to
James Edward Alexander
(British, 1803 – 1885)
Date1831
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 11 3/8 × 14 3/8 in. (28.9 × 36.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1973.2.a-b
Not on view
DescriptionIsland bay with volcano in the distance. Likely looking north-northeast from near the mouth of the Wallibou River.
2nd sketch on verso of two soldiers on horseback.
Collections
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Soufriere St. Vincent
Souffriere St. Vincents
Souffriere St. Vincents
Exhibition History
2007
linton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Beinecke Collection," June 21 - September 16, 2007 (no cat.).
linton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Beinecke Collection," June 21 - September 16, 2007 (no cat.).
Markings
Pencil sketch on verso depicting two soldiers mounted on horses and the head and raised arm of a third figure in the foreground.
Published References
Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 335, catalogue no.P35.
Signature
Initialed in pencil at lower right: JEA 1831-
Inscribed
Inscribed in pencil at lower right: Soufirier St Vincents
N. James
Date: June 1818
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Object number: 1971.11
John James Audubon
Date: published 1832
Medium: Engraving and aquatint with hand-coloring
Object number: 1985.20
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Watercolor and gum arabic on paper
Object number: 1971.22
Lt. John Herbert Caddy
Date: published February 1, 1837
Medium: Hand-colored aquatint on paper
Object number: 1971.39.9
Lt. John Herbert Caddy
Date: 1845
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Object number: 1971.3
Lt. John Herbert Caddy
Date: published February 1, 1837
Medium: Hand-colored aquatint on paper
Object number: 1971.39.7
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.1
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.3
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.2