View of Porlock and Porlock Bay, Somersetshire
Drawing
04/10/1785 (made)
04/10/1785 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing of a view of a town and a bay in Somersetshire.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | View of Porlock and Porlock Bay, Somersetshire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper. |
| Brief description | Drawing by Francis Towne: View of Porlock and Porlock Bay, Somersetshire. |
| Physical description | Drawing of a view of a town and a bay in Somersetshire. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed and dated on the back by the artist A View of Porlock Somersetshire
Octr. 4th 1785 from 12 till 2 o Clock. light from the left hand drawn on the
Spot by F. Towne. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Places depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1487-1948 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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