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A watercolor illustration portrays a group of figures standing on a terrace watching a meteor fly across the sky.

A watercolor illustration portrays a group of figures standing on a large terrace. Aside from a white bench to the right, the terrace is empty. The figures stand close together, and one man on the left points slightly upwards to the sky. A white streak, the meteor, flies across the center of a slightly cloudy sky. A row of trees is seen in the distance on the right side of the image.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42412.6
People
Paul Sandby, British, English (Nottingham, England 1725-1809 London, England)
Title
The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1783
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371262

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 31.8 × 48.3 cm (12 1/2 × 19 in.)
frame: 59.1 × 74.5 × 2.9 cm (23 1/4 × 29 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Object Number
TL42412.6
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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