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Ruins: A Classical Composition

Watercolour
ca. 1830-50 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour depicting ruins in a classical composition with a single figure of a woman reading amongst the trees in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRuins: A Classical Composition (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour by Francis Oliver Finch entitled 'Ruins: A Classical Composition'. Great Britain, ca. 1830-50.
Physical description
Watercolour depicting ruins in a classical composition with a single figure of a woman reading amongst the trees in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.1cm
  • Width: 57.2cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.77, pl.66
Collection
Accession number
FA.598

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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