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The Caves of Ulysses at Sorrento, Naples

Oil Painting
1843 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Oil painting entitled 'The Caves of Ulysses at Sorrento, Naples'.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Caves of Ulysses at Sorrento, Naples (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on panel
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'The Caves of Ulysses at Sorrento, Naples' by William Collins. Great Britain, 1843.
Physical description
Oil painting entitled 'The Caves of Ulysses at Sorrento, Naples'.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 40.6cm
  • Estimate width: 63.5cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'W Collins/1843' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower left)
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Object history
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 34-35
Collection
Accession number
FA.25[O]

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Record createdApril 23, 2007
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