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'View at Shalfleet in the Isle of Wight'

Watercolour Drawing
1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Laporte (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

View of Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, with a forest scene and cattle. Bodycolour. Signed and dated.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Landscapes
Object type
Watercolour drawing
Title'View at Shalfleet in the Isle of Wight' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Bodycolour
Bodycolour
Opaque Watercolour
Painting
Brief description
John Laporte (1761-1839), View at Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, Forest Scene with Cattle, 1790, bodycolour.
Physical description
View of Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, with a forest scene and cattle. Bodycolour. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980)
  • Width: 58.4cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the V&A, 1980)
  • Gilt frame height: 680mm (Note: FRAME)
  • Gilt frame width: 840cm (Note: FRAME)
Place depicted
Wight
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
816-1877

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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