Pegwell Bay

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Artist/Maker	Ward, James (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Drawing of cottages. On the back is another sketch of the bay, with a fenced cliff top.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Pegwell Bay (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink and ink wash Ink Wash Drawing
Brief description	Study for the oil painting 'Pegwell Bay', showing cottages and a sketch of a bay on the back. Pen and ink and wash drawing by James Ward, ca.1818.
Physical description	Drawing of cottages. On the back is another sketch of the bay, with a fenced cliff top.
Dimensions	Height: 24.1cm Width: 35.6cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions	'J. W.' (Signed twice) 'Pegwell Cottages' (Inscribed) 'Pegwell Bay' (Inscribed in pencil) 'Councillor Garrow, built his House on the left hand side of this- Richborough Castle is in the distance opposite.' (Inscribed on the back of the mount) (Stamped the mark (on the mount) of the collection of Sir Bruce Sterling Ingram (1877-1963))
Object history	This drawing is a study for the oil painting 'Pegwell Bay'. The date 1818 or 1816 is inscribed in Ward’s hand on a label on the back of the oil painting.
Subjects depicted	Cottages Bay Cliff Fence
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1096-1963

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O698417/pegwell-bay-drawing-ward-james/

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