The Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits
Oil Painting
ca. 1811-1812 (painted)
ca. 1811-1812 (painted)
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This scene is reported to have been partly taken from the Mall as it stood in 1812 and partly composed. The area that was called the Kensingtom Gravel Pits is now known as Notting Hill Gate. In the nineteenth century the area was considered to have fresh, unpolluted air and ragarded as a resort for health and holidays. William Mulready lived and worked in this area from around 1811. It was also a neighbourhood that was popular with other artists such as A.W. Callcott, John Linnell, William Collins and David Wilkie, all of whose work is represented in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting, dated to 1811/12 preceded a later work of 1812/13 entitled Near the Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits, number FA.135 in the V&A.
This painting, dated to 1811/12 preceded a later work of 1812/13 entitled Near the Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits, number FA.135 in the V&A.
Object details
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| Title | The Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas entitled 'The Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits' by William Mulready. Great Britain, ca. 1811-1812. Exhibited Royal Academy 1844. |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas; a straight path flanked by houses and showing children playing and a woman standing outside a cottage |
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| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
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| Summary | This scene is reported to have been partly taken from the Mall as it stood in 1812 and partly composed. The area that was called the Kensingtom Gravel Pits is now known as Notting Hill Gate. In the nineteenth century the area was considered to have fresh, unpolluted air and ragarded as a resort for health and holidays. William Mulready lived and worked in this area from around 1811. It was also a neighbourhood that was popular with other artists such as A.W. Callcott, John Linnell, William Collins and David Wilkie, all of whose work is represented in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This painting, dated to 1811/12 preceded a later work of 1812/13 entitled Near the Mall, Kensington Gravel Pits, number FA.135 in the V&A. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.136[O] |
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| Record created | April 27, 2006 |
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