Watercolour
1856 (painted)
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Watercolour sketch of a view at Hackney, depicting a man sitting on a bench in the lower right foreground, and the church of St John-at-Hackney across the Downs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour sketch of a view at Hackney, depicting the town from the Downs, 1856 by C. H. Matthews |
| Physical description | Watercolour sketch of a view at Hackney, depicting a man sitting on a bench in the lower right foreground, and the church of St John-at-Hackney across the Downs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Now noises now rouse up the listening sense
save at long intervals the rural bleat
of distant herd, that in the meadows graze
or the soft cooing of the cuckoo bird
or that from yon old tower, our village bell
strikes on the ear his deep and drowsy chime (In pencil below. This is an extract from William Fox's poem 'La Bagatella', published in 1801.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers |
| Object history | This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental handlist. |
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| Accession number | E.4561-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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