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View of the Marine Pavilion, Brighton, from the Old Steyne

Print
1788 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Hand-coloured etching showing a view of the Marine Pavilion in Brighton, with an expanse of pale sandy beach with couples and small groups walking along the promenade. The sky is a pale grey in colour and the buildings along the beachfront are also pale, cream in colour, and unadorned. The central building is the Brighton Pavilion before its remodelling by Nash. Lettered with publisher's information.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Landscapes
Object type
Print
TitleView of the Marine Pavilion, Brighton, from the Old Steyne (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Paper
Printing Inks
Etching
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
Anonymous hand-coloured etching depicting a view of the Marine Pavilion in Brighton. Great Britain, 1788.
Physical description
Hand-coloured etching showing a view of the Marine Pavilion in Brighton, with an expanse of pale sandy beach with couples and small groups walking along the promenade. The sky is a pale grey in colour and the buildings along the beachfront are also pale, cream in colour, and unadorned. The central building is the Brighton Pavilion before its remodelling by Nash. Lettered with publisher's information.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.4cm
  • Width: 56.6cm
Dimensions taken from Miller, Elizabeth, Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987.
Marks and inscriptions
Pubd by E. Lay on the Steine Brighton. Augt. 1.1788
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Violet E. F. Becker
Subjects depicted
Beach
Promenade
Couples
Sand
Place depicted
Brighton
Bibliographic references
  • Miller, Elizabeth, Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1942, London: HMSO, 1955.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.211-1942

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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