2 views of Berry Castle: 1: Berry Castle from Loventor; 2: Part of Berry Castle
Pencil and watercolour on paper
August 1801
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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Explore
- Places
- England, Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon
- Subjects
- topography, landscape C19th, tree, mountain, hill, castle
- Materials & Techniques
- paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), pencil, watercolour (as object name)
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Details
- Artist
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British 18th century unknown
- Title
- 2 views of Berry Castle: 1: Berry Castle from Loventor; 2: Part of Berry Castle
- Date
- August 1801
- Medium
- Pencil and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 12.20 x 18.80 cm, width: 21.80 x 28.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Christie's, April 1977
- Inscription
- [1] verso: Berry Castle from Loventor Aug 1801 [2] tl: Part of Berry Castle; verso: Part of Berry Castle Aug 1801
- Provenance
- Sold through Christie's, London, on 26 April 1977 (Lot 65), as English School, 'A Castle on a Hill seen through Trees' and 'Part of Berry Castle'; from which sale purchased by the Department of the Environment
- GAC number
- 13277