View across Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight
Oil Painting
1850s (made)
1850s (made)
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Burchett was a teacher and an arts administrator, as well as an artist. He is little known today, but this seaside view, with its clear, bright colouring and close attention to detail, is a minor masterpiece.
Object details
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| Title | View across Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'View across Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight', Richard Burchett, 1850s |
| Physical description | View of the Isle of Wight across a cornfield with figures. |
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| Object history | Purchased, 1863 |
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| Summary | Burchett was a teacher and an arts administrator, as well as an artist. He is little known today, but this seaside view, with its clear, bright colouring and close attention to detail, is a minor masterpiece. |
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| Accession number | 9108-1863 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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