Cornish Fair
Watercolour
ca. 1780-1825 (made)
ca. 1780-1825 (made)
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Watercolour of a Cornish fair entitled 'The Fair at Router [Rough Tor?] Rocks, Cornwall'. Inscribed with title, description and dedication.
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour 'The Fair at Router [Rough Tor?] Rocks, Cornwall' by Thomas Rowlandson, Great Britain, ca. 1780-1825 |
| Physical description | Watercolour of a Cornish fair entitled 'The Fair at Router [Rough Tor?] Rocks, Cornwall'. Inscribed with title, description and dedication. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Router Rocks, Cornwall; with the general market / held at certain periods / frequented by all who live / at a comeable distance - by Thos Rowlandson / for the acceptance of Robt Hughes Esquire / with the kindest wishes of his friend / Richard Chambers. FLS (Inscribed in ink on the back) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain Desmond Coke |
| Object history | The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge have a pen and ink drawing of the same subject by the artist. It is numbered 1438 in their collection. |
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| Accession number | P.122-1931 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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