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Watercolour

second half of 18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Cozens, John Robert (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (painting (image-making))

The watercolour shows a castle perched on a very high rock in the middle distance, most likely the Haderburg located in Salorno, South Tyrol.

Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Paper
Watercolour
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Cozens, John Robert; View between Bolzano and Trent, north Italy, showing a castle perched on a very high rock in the middle distance, most likely the Haderburg in Salorno; Watercolour; English School; Second half of 18th century.
Physical description
The watercolour shows a castle perched on a very high rock in the middle distance, most likely the Haderburg located in Salorno, South Tyrol.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3in
  • Width: 10.1in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
English School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Castle
Landscape
Place depicted
Italy
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • C. F. Bell and T. Girtin, 'The Drawings and Sketches of John Robert Cozens: A Catalogue with an Historical Introduction', The Walpole Society, vol. 23, 1934-35, cat. no. 209.1, p. 53
  • Kim Sloan, Alexander and John Robert Cozens: the Poetry of Landscape, New Haven; London: Published in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario by Yale University Press, 1986, cat. 155, illus. p. 141
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.713

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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