Cerne Abbas
Watercolour
1870s (painted)
1870s (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Joseph Clark produced many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. He was born in the picturesque village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, and often returned to sketch and paint there after he had moved to London.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Cerne Abbas (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour view of a street in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, by Joseph Clark, 1870s. |
| Physical description | Watercolour view of a street in Cerne Abbas, Dorset. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Rosemary Chiles |
| Object history | Given by Rosemary Chiles, 2004 |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Joseph Clark produced many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. He was born in the picturesque village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, and often returned to sketch and paint there after he had moved to London. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.927-2003 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2004 |
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