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Design for a Medal: Britannia Ruling the Waves
Hubert-François Gravelot1736
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States
Details
- Title: Design for a Medal: Britannia Ruling the Waves
- Creator: Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
- Creator Lifespan: 1699/1773
- Creator Nationality: French, active in Britain (1733–45)
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: 1736
- Physical Dimensions: Mount: 11 × 7 3/4 inches (27.9 × 19.7 cm) Contemporary drawn border: 4 5/8 × 4 1/4 inches (11.7 × 10.8 cm) Sheet: 3 1/2 × 3 inches (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
- Subject Keywords: waves (natural events), allegory, design, medal, ships, military art
- External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
- Medium: Pen and black ink, over graphite, incised for transfer on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick slightly textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, and pen with black and red ink, border lines
- Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
- Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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