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An Old Cottage, St Albans

Oil Painting
1805-1806 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil on canvas depicting old cottages in St. Albans on an overcast day. There is an elderly couple standing in the street in front of the cottage.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • An Old Cottage, St Albans
  • Old Cottages, St Albans
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'Old Cottages, St Albans' by William Mulready. Great Britain, 1805-1806.
Physical description
Oil on canvas depicting old cottages in St. Albans on an overcast day. There is an elderly couple standing in the street in front of the cottage.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 35.3cm
  • Approx. width: 25.2cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Object history
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 208
Collection
Accession number
FA.151[O]

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Record createdApril 17, 2007
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