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Landscape with Roman Arch

Watercolour
1836 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cowen, William (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Watercolour of a landscape with a view of the Arch of Augustus.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Watercolours
Architecture
Object type
Watercolour
TitleLandscape with Roman Arch (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, Landscape with Roman Arch, by William Cowen, 1836
Physical description
Watercolour of a landscape with a view of the Arch of Augustus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Width: 34cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'W. Cowen 1836.' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Arch of Augustus by Crouch' (Inscribed on the back)
Subjects depicted
Landscape
Arch
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.13-1952

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Record createdApril 1, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194012/landscape-with-roman-arch-watercolour-cowen-william/
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