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The Fish Market on the Beach, Hastings

Watercolour
1808 (exhibited)
Artist/Maker
Cristall, Joshua (artist)

Watercolour entitled 'The Fish Market on the Beach, Hastings' depicting crowds of people on the beach, with numerous sailing luggers at the water's edge on the left hand side.


Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleThe Fish Market on the Beach, Hastings (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour with some graphite pencil and scraping out, on paper
Watercolour
Painting
Brief description
Joshua Cristall (about 1768-1847), 'The Fish Market on the Beach, Hastings', about 1808, watercolour
Physical description
Watercolour entitled 'The Fish Market on the Beach, Hastings' depicting crowds of people on the beach, with numerous sailing luggers at the water's edge on the left hand side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980)
  • Width: 58.4cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the V&A, 1980)
  • Gilt frame height: 680mm (Note: FRAME)
  • Gilt frame width: 840cm (Note: FRAME)
Object history
This watercolour was exhibited at the Society of Painters in Water-Colours (SPWC) [later known fondly as the Old Watercolour Society). The SPWC exhibitions were successful but notoriously dominated by landscapes. Joshua Cristall stood out for his watercolours of large dignified figures, including this work. But while his technique was admired, some critics felt it was wasted on ‘low’ subjects.
Subjects depicted
Market-Places
Fish
Place depicted
Hastings
Bibliographic references
  • Timothy Wilcox, ed. The triumph of watercolour : the early years of the Royal Watercolour Society 1805-55 London: Philip Wilson, 2005. ISBN 1898519250
  • Brown, David Blaney, Sarah Skinner, Ian Warrel, Coasting: Turner and Bonington on the shores of the Channel, Nottingham: Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, 2008.
  • Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.90, pl.79
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
431-1873

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Record createdMay 10, 2007
Record URL
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