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Group sketched on board 'The Europa'

Watercolour
ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour sketch of a group onboard 'The Europa'. There are a small group of men seated on trunks and boxes, smoking long pipes, whilst a mother feeds her baby at the side. Signed and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGroup sketched on board 'The Europa' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Group sketched on board "The Europa"', by Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Watercolour sketch of a group onboard 'The Europa'. There are a small group of men seated on trunks and boxes, smoking long pipes, whilst a mother feeds her baby at the side. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Width: 39.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Sketchd on Board the Europa (Inscribed bottom right)
  • Rowlandson 1785 (Signed and dated although the PDP catalogue claims the signature is 'probably spurious'. )
Credit line
Bequeathed by Captain Desmond Coke
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
P.118-1931

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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