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Scene in the Highlands

Watercolour
1857 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Leitch (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (painted)

Watercolour scene in the Highlands of Scotland. Inscribed with date.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Paintings
Landscapes
Scotland
Object type
Watercolour
TitleScene in the Highlands (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing
Painting
Brief description
Watercolour by William Leighton Leitch entitled 'Scene in the Highlands'. Great Britain, 1857.
Physical description
Watercolour scene in the Highlands of Scotland. Inscribed with date.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.875in
  • Width: 25.875in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Ellison Gift
Object history
Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours was given by his widow in 1860 and 1873 ‘to promote the foundation of the National Collection of Water Colour Paintings’.
Subject depicted
Landscapes
Places depicted
Highlands
Scotland
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
FA.530

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1068780/scene-in-the-highlands-watercolour-leitch/
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