Title
Staffa W. of Mull in Scotland 7 miles, N. of Giant's Causeway in Ireland 6 Miles : I. Fingal's Cave 90 feet long, 40 feet high, 20 feet wide, the columns are Basaltine Angular & jointed concave & convex like those of the Giant's Causeway in Ireland. / Disegno da Anto de Bittio. No.2.
Creator
Bettio, Antonio, 1722-1797, artist.
Publication details
[about 1750]
Physical details
1 drawing : pen and black ink with monochrome wash ; sheet 42.7 x 60.5 cm
Description
Figures in a boat in the foreground; a man with a dog and basket standing on rocks in the foreground; the hexagonal basalt columns of Fingals' Cave at Staffa stretching across the scene. Inscribed with title above and below image in black ink. Signed in black ink in the lower left-hand corner outside image.
Place
Staffa (Scotland)
Additional information
This watercolour depicts the same view as an oil painting by Bittio sold at Christie's on 12 - 13 December 2007 (sale 7524, lot 310). The oil painting was one of a pair, the other depicting The Giant's Causeway, Ireland. This may explain the inclusion of the 'No2' by Bittio's name; that this drawing is the second in a pair.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.49.39.a.