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A village fete

Watercolour
ca. 1790-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour painting of a village fete with people drinking, dancing and playing musical instruments outside a thatched rural public house. Signed 'W. H. Pyne'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA village fete (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour depicting a village fete by William Henry Pyne. Great Britain, ca. 1790-1800.
Physical description
Watercolour painting of a village fete with people drinking, dancing and playing musical instruments outside a thatched rural public house. Signed 'W. H. Pyne'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.7cm
  • Width: 62.6cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO 1969
Marks and inscriptions
'W. H. Pyne' (Signed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Powell through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
Collection
Accession number
P.41-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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