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Richmond Park

Watercolour
1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Martin (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Watercolour of a wooded area in Richmond Park.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Landscapes
Object type
Watercolour
TitleRichmond Park
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Richmond Park', by John Martin, 1850
Physical description
Watercolour of a wooded area in Richmond Park.
Dimensions
  • Framed height: 50cm
  • Framed width: 80cm
Gallery label
47. John Martin (1789-1854) Richmond Park 1850 Watercolour on paper, 29.6 x 59.4 cm (11 ? x 23 ? ins) Here Martin has depicted the middle of the ancient wood, with a magnificent oak tree in the centre of a glade dominating the composition. The massive tree, a landmark and a favourite place of resort, was so huge that a wooden bench for visitors was constructed around its huge trunk. In the centre of the picture, in a bright splash of colour, contrasting with the dappled shade of the trees, a family is walking, enjoying the pleasures of the deer forest. The Park was enclosed as a hunting park by King Charles I in 1637, and it still contains herds of fallow and red deer, but hunting them ceased long ago. Given by Mrs Ellison, 1873 (1035-1873)(2002)
Credit line
Given by Richard Ellison
Subject depicted
Landscape
Place depicted
Richmond
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Martin Myrone, ed. John Martin. Apocalypse London: Tate Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-85437-889-7.
  • p. 24 Anne Anderson, Tim Craven, Della Hooke. Steve Marshall, Ian Massey, Under the Greenwood. Picturing the British tree from Constable to Kurt Jackson ISBN: 9781908326300
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
1035-1873

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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