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Landscape with wooded hill, perhaps Box Hill, Surrey

Watercolour
ca. 1796 (made)
Artist/Maker
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (attributed to)
Girtin (formerly attributed to)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Watercolour entitled 'Landscape with wooded hill, perhaps Box Hill, Surrey'. Inscribed 'Girtin' on the back in another hand.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Landscapes
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleLandscape with wooded hill, perhaps Box Hill, Surrey (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour 'Landscape with wooded hill, perhaps Box Hill, Surrey' attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner. It was formerly attributed to Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) as it is inscribed 'Girtin' on the back in another hand. Great Britain, ca. 1796.
Physical description
Watercolour entitled 'Landscape with wooded hill, perhaps Box Hill, Surrey'. Inscribed 'Girtin' on the back in another hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 228mm
  • Width: 303mm
22.6 cm (8.875 in) x 30 cm (13.8125 in): The dimensions are taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935 Half imp landscape mount
Marks and inscriptions
Girtin (Inscribed on the back in another hand)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Edith, Lady Powell
Object history
This watercolour is included in Andrew Wilton, 'The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner', Academy Editions, 1979, Cat.no.163, p.317, as "Box Hill, Surrey (?) c.1796".
Subjects depicted
Landscape
Woods
Hills
Places depicted
Box Hill
Surrey
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.29-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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