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Shore Scene, Evening

Oil Painting
early 19th century (painted)
Artist/Maker

Oil on panel depicting a shore scene with cliffs to the left and sea to the right, with a figure in a red cloak walking away from the viewer down the beach.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleShore Scene, Evening
Materials and techniques
Oil on panel
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'Shore Scene, Evening' by John Martin. Great Britain, early 19th century.
Physical description
Oil on panel depicting a shore scene with cliffs to the left and sea to the right, with a figure in a red cloak walking away from the viewer down the beach.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 7.6cm
  • Approx. width: 10cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'J Martin' (Signed by the artist, lower left)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund
Object history
Bequeathed by Thomas Balston OBE through the National Art Collections Fund, 1968
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 187
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
Collection
Accession number
P.67-1968

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Record createdMay 15, 2007
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