A Cottage Interior: Watching the Pot Boil
Watercolour
1831-1832 (painted)
1831-1832 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Lewis, inspired by the work of the Scottish painter David Wilkie, toured Scotland with his friends, the artists George Cattermole and William Evans, from about the end of 1830 until 1832. There he painted a series of picturesque watercolours of the interiors of cottages. There was a fashion for views of the quaint interiors of such dwellings, and Lewis sold several examples.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Cottage Interior: Watching the Pot Boil (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, A Cottage Interior: Watching the Pot Boil, by John Frederick Lewis, 1831-1832. |
| Physical description | Watercolour sketch of a cottage interior |
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| Gallery label | John Frederick Lewis 1804/5-1876
A Cottage Interior: Watching the Poet Boil
1831-2
In 1831-2 Lewis, inspired by the work of the Scottish painter David Wilkie, toured Scotland with a couple of friends. He painted a series of picturesque watercolours showing the interiors of cottages. There was a fashion for these views and Lewis sold several paintings.
Pencil and watercolour
Purchased 1920
Museum no. P.103-1920 |
| Object history | Purchased 1920 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Lewis, inspired by the work of the Scottish painter David Wilkie, toured Scotland with his friends, the artists George Cattermole and William Evans, from about the end of 1830 until 1832. There he painted a series of picturesque watercolours of the interiors of cottages. There was a fashion for views of the quaint interiors of such dwellings, and Lewis sold several examples. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.103-1920 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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