Portsmouth Harbour

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Artist/Maker	Rowlandson, Thomas (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn) Portsmouth (made)

Portsmouth Harbour; Lord Howe's Victory, the French prizes brought into the harbour. The people assembled on the ramparts cheering, a group in front scrambling to get possession of the top of a wall; Signed Rowlandson; Watercolour.

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Categories	Paintings Topographical Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	Portsmouth Harbour
Materials and techniques	water-colour Paper Water-Colour Painting
Brief description	Rowlandson, Thomas; Portsmouth Harbour; Lord Howe's Victory, the French prizes brought into the harbour. People assembled on the ramparts cheering; Signed; Watercolour; English School; ca. 1780.
Physical description	Portsmouth Harbour; Lord Howe's Victory, the French prizes brought into the harbour. The people assembled on the ramparts cheering, a group in front scrambling to get possession of the top of a wall; Signed Rowlandson; Watercolour.
Dimensions	Height: 8.9in Width: 13.2in 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
Marks and inscriptions	Signed Rowlandson
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Harbour Boats People Ramparts
Place depicted	Portsmouth Harbour
Associations	Portsmouth Hampshire
Associated object	DYCE.791 (Version)
Bibliographic reference	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.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.790

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Record created	November 9, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1140019/portsmouth-harbour-watercolour-rowlandson-thomas/

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