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Across Mount's Bay

Watercolour
ca. 1880-1912 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour entitled 'Across Mount's Bay' in Cornwall, with a view of a thatched cottage and the bay reaching out diagonally across the background. There is an agricultural worker in the foreground holding a rake aloft before a long hedge. Signed and inscribed with title.


Object details

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Object type
TitleAcross Mount's Bay (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Watercolour entitled 'Across Mount's Bay' by Elizabeth Adela Forbes (Mrs. Stanhope Forbes - formerly E. A. Armstrong). Great Britain, ca. 1880-1912.
Physical description
Watercolour entitled 'Across Mount's Bay' in Cornwall, with a view of a thatched cottage and the bay reaching out diagonally across the background. There is an agricultural worker in the foreground holding a rake aloft before a long hedge. Signed and inscribed with title.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.75in
  • Width: 18in
Marks and inscriptions
  • E A Forbes (Signed with initials intertwined, bottom left corner)
  • Across Mount's Bay / Elizabeth Stanhope Forbes (Inscribed in ink on the back)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
P.32-1921

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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