Original pencil drawing with the coast of the island of Ulva, in the Inner Hebrides: the cliffs of basalt columns ranged above the sea, the grassy tableland over them and the calm water in front. Titled by hand below, The Coast of Ulva, and again on the mounting card.
Original pencil drawing with the coast of the island of Ulva, in the Inner Hebrides: the cliffs of basalt columns ranged above the sea, the grassy tableland over them and the calm water in front. Titled by hand below, The Coast of Ulva, and again on the mounting card.
The columnar basalt of Ulva is the same as that of neighboring Staffa and its Fingal's Cave, one of the great attractions of the romantic tour of Scotland.
Medium: Original pencil drawing on paper.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 13 x 8.1 in (33 x 20.7 cm).
Condition: The drawing clean; the paper is toned and the corners and edges cockled by the paste of the mounting on card, with a light stain in the upper margin.