The Construction of Southill, Bedfordshire

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Artist/Maker	Sawrey (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (painted)

Watercolour of a mansion house, likely Southill Park, being constructed. Signed in ink with initials 'S. G.' and dated 1797.

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Categories	Watercolours Architecture
Object type	Watercolour
Titles	The Construction of Southill, Bedfordshire (generic title) Fonthill Abbey in the Process of Construction (alternative title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour and ink Watercolour (Paint) Ink Watercolour Painting (Technique) Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Watercolour, 'The Construction of Southill, Bedfordshire', by Sawrey Gilpin, ca. 1797.
Physical description	Watercolour of a mansion house, likely Southill Park, being constructed. Signed in ink with initials 'S. G.' and dated 1797.
Dimensions	Height: 43.5cm Width: 57.6cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions	S. G. 1797 (Inscribed)
Object history	Previously catalogued as 'Fonthill Abbey in the Process of Construction.' However, the building resembles the manor house of Southill Park rather than Fonthill Abbey. An oil painting at Southill by George Garrard (1760-1826) which is dated 1803 shows the rebuilding of the house in progress in 1797, and closely resembles this watercolour in all essential details.
Subject depicted	Construction
Place depicted	Bedfordshire
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	340-1872

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Record created	October 17, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1241241/the-construction-of-southill-bedfordshire-watercolour-sawrey/

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