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Watercolour

18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Cozens, John Robert (artist)
Place of origin
England (drawn)
Rome (drawn)

Landscape; View of the Campagna of Rome; extensive ruins on an eminence in the middle distance; two figures under large trees on the left. In watercolours.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
in watercolours
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing (Image-Making)
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Watercolour by Cozens, John Robert; Landscape; View of the Campagna of Rome; extensive ruins on an eminence in the middle distance; two figures under large trees on the left. In watercolours; English School; late 18th century.
[Frame dimensions 66 x 87 cm]
Physical description
Landscape; View of the Campagna of Rome; extensive ruins on an eminence in the middle distance; two figures under large trees on the left. In watercolours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.9in
  • Width: 28in
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
Trees
Landscape
Figures (Representations)
Ruins
Place depicted
Rome
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. 148, p. 46
  • 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
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.705

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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