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City and Bay of Naples

Watercolour
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Cozens, John Robert (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)
Naples (made)

Watercolour entitled 'City and Bay of Naples'.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Paintings
Topographical Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleCity and Bay of Naples (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour entitled 'City and Bay of Naples', by John Robert Cozens. British School, ca. 1775-97.
Physical description
Watercolour entitled 'City and Bay of Naples'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.8cm
  • Width: 37.3cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by J E Taylor, Esq.
Production
Original sketch dated August 19th 1782, part of Beckford's Books, ii. II. now in the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Subjects depicted
Bays
Cities
Places depicted
Bay of Naples
Italy
Association
Italy
Bibliographic references
  • The Abstraction of Landscape: From Northern Romanticism to Abstract Impressionism, Madrid: Fundación Juan March, 2007 31
  • 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. 240, p. 56
  • Kim Sloan, Alexander and John Robert Cozens: the Poetry of Landscape, New Haven; London: Published in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario by Yale University Press, 1986
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
121-1894

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Record createdJune 15, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125219/city-and-bay-of-naples-watercolour-cozens-john-robert/
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