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Watercolour

1856 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Water colour sketch of a view at Hackney, depicting a scene looking towards Hackney from the south-west, with two horses in a fenced enclosure, a small house in the midground flying a French flag, and the church in the back left of the picture.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolours
Brief description
Watercolour sketch of a view at Hackney, 1856, depicting Hackney from the south-west, by C. H. Matthews
Physical description
Water colour sketch of a view at Hackney, depicting a scene looking towards Hackney from the south-west, with two horses in a fenced enclosure, a small house in the midground flying a French flag, and the church in the back left of the picture.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8in
  • Width: 11in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history
This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Accession number
E.4563-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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