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Watercolour Drawing

second half of 18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Cozens, John Robert (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (painted)

Coast scene between 'Vietri and Salerno'; Two heavily laden boats on the left, and a third in full sail in the distance; Watercolour.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour drawing
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing (Image-Making)
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Cozens, John Robert; Coast scene between 'Vietri and Salerno'; Two heavily laden boats on the left, and a third in full sail in the distance; Watercolour; English School; Second half of 18th century.
Physical description
Coast scene between 'Vietri and Salerno'; Two heavily laden boats on the left, and a third in full sail in the distance; Watercolour.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2in
  • Width: 14.6in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
English School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Coast-Lines
Boats
Places depicted
Salerno (Province)
Vietri Sul Mare
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • C. F. Bell and T. Girtin, 'The Drawings and Sketches of John Robert Cozens: A Catalogue with an Historical Introduction', The Walpole Society, vol. 23, 1934-35, cat. no. 275, p. 60
  • Kim Sloan, Alexander and John Robert Cozens: the Poetry of Landscape, New Haven; London: Published in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario by Yale University Press, 1986, cat. 165. illus. p. 149
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.707

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Record createdNovember 2, 2009
Record URL
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