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Greenwich Hospital from the Observatory

Watercolour
1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour depicting 'Greenwich Hospital from the Observatory'. Dated and inscribed with artist's name and titles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGreenwich Hospital from the Observatory (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour depicting 'Greenwich Hospital from the Observatory' by William Collingwood. Great Britain, 1840.
Physical description
Watercolour depicting 'Greenwich Hospital from the Observatory'. Dated and inscribed with artist's name and titles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.75in
  • Width: 20.0625in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Greenwich 1840 (Inscribed in pencil lower left)
  • Greenwich Hospital from the Observatory / by William Collingwood, 1840 (Inscribed on the back in a modern hand)
Credit line
Given by Mr W. G. Collingwood, son of the Artist
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
P.9-1928

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Record createdJuly 12, 2011
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