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Watercolour

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

Coast scene; View from the sea on a rocky shore, with a town nestled at the foot of a mountain in the middle distance, under which are the ruins of a watch-tower on the left which overhangs the sea. Three men hauling in a boat in the foreground; Watercolour.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Maritime
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Paper
Watercolour
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Cozens, John Robert (ascribed to); Coast scene; View from the sea on a rocky shore, with a town nestled at the foot of a mountain in the middle distance. Three men hauling in a boat in the foreground; Watercolour; English School; Second half of 18th century.
Physical description
Coast scene; View from the sea on a rocky shore, with a town nestled at the foot of a mountain in the middle distance, under which are the ruins of a watch-tower on the left which overhangs the sea. Three men hauling in a boat in the foreground; Watercolour.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3in
  • Width: 20.8in
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
Coast-Lines
Town
Mountain
Watchtower
Ruins
Sea
Men
Boat
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. 277, p. 61
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.717

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Record createdNovember 3, 2009
Record URL
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