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Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire

Watercolour
1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (painted)
Derbyshire (made)

Watercolour of 'Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire'. In the foreground, there is a group of three figures with a dog. Signed and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Landscapes
Topographical Watercolours
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleWhitwell Hall, Derbyshire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pen and ink
Watercolour (Paint)
Ink
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire', by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Watercolour of 'Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire'. In the foreground, there is a group of three figures with a dog. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.4cm
  • Width: 51.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • S H Grimm fecit (Signed)
  • 1785 (Dated)
Credit line
Given by Miss R. M. Clay
Subjects depicted
People
Dog (Animal)
Building
Places depicted
Derbyshire
Whitwell
Associations
Whitwell
Derbyshire
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
  • P. 190-1 William Hauptman, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733-1794) : a very English Swiss Milan : 5 Continents Editions, 2014. ISBN: 9788874396627
  • Taken from https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055849 at 16:08 on 10/04/2017
  • Hartwell, C., Pevsner, N. and Williamson, E. (2016). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, pp.648-649.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.84-1938

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1240734/whitwell-hall-derbyshire-watercolour-samuel-hieronymus-grimm/
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