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Shore Scene with Shrimpers

Watercolour
1833 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Cox, David (The Elder) (artist)
Place of origin
Calais (painted)

Watercolour of Fort Rouge, Calais, with shrimpers on the beach


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
Titles
  • Shore Scene with Shrimpers (assigned by artist)
  • Shore scene with shrimpers (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, Shore Scene with Shrimpers (The Fort Rouge at Calais), by David Cox the elder, 1833.
Physical description
Watercolour of Fort Rouge, Calais, with shrimpers on the beach
Dimensions
  • From catalogue height: 194mm
  • From catalogue width: 280mm
Style
Early 19th Century
Marks and inscriptions
D Cox 1833 (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given in memory of Alexander Allan Paton, C.B., by his sister, Mary Paton
Subjects depicted
Fortifications
Seaside
Beach
Shore
Fort
Sea-Shores
Fishing
Beaches
Coasts
Place depicted
Calais
Bibliographic references
  • Wilcox, Scott. Sun, Wind, and Rain. The Art of David Cox New Haven, Conn. : Yale University, 2008 50
  • Evans, Mark et al. Vikutoria & Arubāto Bijutsukan-zō : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Japan : Brain Trust, 2002
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.33-1936

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2007
Record URL
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