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Valley with winding streams, a range of mountains in the background, and a village on the left

Watercolour
1774 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cozens, John Robert (artist)
Place of origin
England (painted)
Italy (painted)

Watercolour of a valley with winding streams, a range of mountains in the background, and a village on the left; Signed Jno. Cozens, and dated 177..[illegible]; In watercolours.


Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleValley with winding streams, a range of mountains in the background, and a village on the left (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting
Brief description
Watercolour, Valley with winding streams, a range of mountains in the background, and a village on the left, by John Robert Cozens, ca. 1774.
Physical description
Watercolour of a valley with winding streams, a range of mountains in the background, and a village on the left; Signed Jno. Cozens, and dated 177..[illegible]; In watercolours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3in
  • Width: 20.7in
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. Measured 2014: image 371 x 538 mm; sheet 390 x 549 mm.
Style
English School
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Jno. Cozens, and dated 177.. [illegible]
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
This watercolour was dated to 1774 when it first came into the V&A collection. However, the inscribed date is not properly legible and it was later identified as being a view of the valley of the Ober Hasli and dated to 1778, when Cozens was travelling in the area.
Subjects depicted
Valley
Mountains
Village
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.
  • 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 Published to coincide with the exhibitions, Alexander Cozens, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 5 November 1986 to 4 January 1987, and Alexander and John Robert Cozens, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 30 January to 29 March 1987
  • 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. 27. II, p. 32
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.708

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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