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An Entertainment in the grounds of Ham House

Watercolour
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour depicting an entertainment in the grounds of Ham House.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAn Entertainment in the grounds of Ham House (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour 'An Entertainment in the grounds of Ham House' by Thomas Rowlandson, late-18th century
Physical description
Watercolour depicting an entertainment in the grounds of Ham House.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Width: 47.6cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO 1964
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr. E. Peter Jones
Object history
A less finished version of this drawing is reproduced on Pl.36 of Adrian Bury's Rowlandson Drawings, London, 1949. It was also reproduced as the frontispiece to the official Ham House Guide, ca.1958.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
P.21-1958

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Record createdDecember 9, 2010
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