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A Garden scene, in the manner of Watteau

Oil Painting
1849 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An oil painting of men and women in eighteenth century costume in a landscaped park setting.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Garden scene, in the manner of Watteau (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil Painting, 'A Garden Scene, in the Manner of Watteau', Henry Andrews, 1849
Physical description
An oil painting of men and women in eighteenth century costume in a landscaped park setting.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 61.6cm
  • Estimate width: 73.7cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'H Andrews [?pxt]/1849' (Signed and dated by the artist, base of fountain, lower left)
Object history
Purchased, 1886
Production
Although inspired by Watteau's fêtes galantes, this painting is not a direct copy of any one of his works.
Bibliographic reference
Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 2
Collection
Accession number
354-1886

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2006
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