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Figures admiring a painting on the terrace at Richmond

Watercolour
Early 19th Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour painting entitled 'Figures admiring a painting on the terrace at Richmond'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFigures admiring a painting on the terrace at Richmond (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour painting by George Fennel Robson entitled 'Figures admiring a painting on the terrace at Richmond'. Great Britain, early 19th century.
Physical description
Watercolour painting entitled 'Figures admiring a painting on the terrace at Richmond'.
Dimensions
  • For catalogue height: 187mm
  • From catalogue width: 264mm
Object history
The names of five artists (G F Robson, John Masey Wright, George Jun Barret, Anne Frances Byrne, Charles Wild) appear above the globe in the image. It is suggested that the Thames landscape is by G F Robson, the figures by J M Wright, the architecture detail by C Wild, the landscape painting to the left by G Barret, and the bouquet of flowers by A F Byrne.
Bibliographic reference
Timothy Wilcox, ed. The triumph of watercolour : the early years of the Royal Watercolour Society 1805-55 London: Philip Wilson, 2005. ISBN 1898519250
Collection
Accession number
P.3-1980

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Record createdMay 10, 2007
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