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Cottage Scene near Colchester, Essex

Panel
1802 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Zeuner, Jonas (glass-maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

The scene is taken from an aquatint engraving of 1797 by Francis Jukes (1747-1812), after a painting by William Redmore Bigg, (1755-1828)


Object details

Categories
Glass
Stained Glass
Object type
Panel
TitleCottage Scene near Colchester, Essex (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Glass backed with engraved silver and gold foil, and painted with oil colours
Plate Glass
Verre Églomisé
Brief description
Panel, England, made by Jonas Zeuner, 1802
Dimensions
  • Sight measure height: 29.5cm (Note: from acquisition information of the panel in its 19th-century frame)
  • Sight measure width: 40.5cm (Note: from acquisition information of the panel in its 19th-century frame)
conversion size only
Style
Europe
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Zeuner, 1802' (Signature)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Richard Crossley Sharman
Object history
This panel, like its pair (W.5-1941) was acquired in a 19th-century wooden frame, on the reverse of which was a paper label, inscribed: "Cottage scene near Colchester Essex" and a second with: "Eliza th Pike", presumable the name of a previous owner.
Summary
The scene is taken from an aquatint engraving of 1797 by Francis Jukes (1747-1812), after a painting by William Redmore Bigg, (1755-1828)
Associated object
W.5-1941
Bibliographic references
  • Zeuner is believed to have lived in England between 1802 and 1806, during which time he produced several works depicting the English countryside and cities. "Jonas Zeuner". Harris Lindsay Ltd. Retrieved 24 October 2013. The two wrrks offered for sale by Harris Lindsay: Both signed and dated 1807. English scenes derived from a set of engravings called Views in Kent and Surrey (1770) after John Cleveley.
  • J. Sprenkels-ten Horn, A. Sprenkels, Jonas Zeuner 1727-1814, Abcoude 1994, p. 73, fig. 158, our panel illustrated
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
W.6-1941

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7288/cottage-scene-near-colchester-essex-panel-zeuner-jonas/
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