A View of St. Kitts Mountain taken from near the Old Fort called Londonderry

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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College.
A View of St. Kitts Mountain taken from near the Old Fort called Londonderry
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College.
Artist/Maker (British, active 1776 – 1797)
Date1790s
MediumGraphite and watercolor on paper
DimensionsComposition: 8 in. × 11 1/2 in. (20.3 × 29.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 11 9/16 in. (20.6 × 29.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1971.8
Not on view
DescriptionLandscape with grazing animals in the foreground and mountains in the distance
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Exhibition History 2007
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Beinecke Collection," June 21-Sept. 16, 2007 (no catalog).

2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Hamilton Collects, A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
Provenance ?: Mrs. Crosse, by William Hay.
Published References Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 332, catalogue no.P11.
Signature Unsigned
Inscribed Inscribed at lower right in ink: 12/8 1/2; at lower right in pencil: WI 962 / mott / 8/25/45; verso center in ink: A View from St. Kitts Mountain taken from near the old fort called Londonderry. presented to Mrs. Crosse - by Wm Hay.
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College.
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