The Witch's Home, No.2. "She's Off"
Watercolour
1875 (made)
1875 (made)
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This watercolour is part of a series of paintings of witches at night. The artist, Richard Doyle, specialised in images of fairies and ghosts. In 1875 he made a trip to Canna, a small island on the west coast of Scotland. He was inspired by the stark landscape and the rocky coast and painted the series of which this picture is part.
Object details
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| Title | The Witch's Home, No.2. "She's Off" (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour on paper and card |
| Brief description | Watercolour, 'The Witch's Home No.2, "She's Off"', Richard Doyle, Great Britain, 1875 |
| Physical description | Watercolour depicting a bearded man on a rock with arms held high and a witch flying on a broomstick above him. The watercolour has been mounted on card and some of the paint extends onto the card itself, indicating that the artist had added paint after mounting, or that a second hand had added the paint after mounting. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1875 (signed and dated) |
| Object history | Scene taken from a sketch made in Canna, a small island on the west coast of Scotland. In the distance is the Isle of Skye. The Witch's Home, No 1. "Broom Waiting: Coming Out" is also in the collection of the V&A. Museum no. 334-1880. |
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| Summary | This watercolour is part of a series of paintings of witches at night. The artist, Richard Doyle, specialised in images of fairies and ghosts. In 1875 he made a trip to Canna, a small island on the west coast of Scotland. He was inspired by the stark landscape and the rocky coast and painted the series of which this picture is part. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 335-1880 |
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| Record created | June 27, 2005 |
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