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Cliveden Spring and Woods, Buckinghamshire

Watercolour
ca.1810 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

River with well-wooded banks; two barges are towed by a horse, a landing-place on the left under overhanging trees; Watercolour; Signed Wm. Havell.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCliveden Spring and Woods, Buckinghamshire
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Havell, William; River with well-wooded banks; two barges are towed by a horse, a landing-place on the left under overhanging trees; Watercolour; Signed "Wm. Havell"; English School; about 1810
Physical description
River with well-wooded banks; two barges are towed by a horse, a landing-place on the left under overhanging trees; Watercolour; Signed Wm. Havell.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.3in
  • Width: 12.2in
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
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Wm. Havell.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
An acquaatint, by D.&R. Havell, after this water-colour was published in 1812 as one of a set entitled "Picturesque Views of the River Thames" (see E.2620-1902). [Taken from old typed catalogue, Micromedia]
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
DYCE.973

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Record createdNovember 17, 2009
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