Scarborough from the Castle Gate

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

John Bell, sculptor, was born in Suffolk and moved to London at about 16. After studying at Henry Sass’s School, he entered the Royal Academy Schools. He later exhibited at the Academy, British Institution and Society of British Artists. His subjects included portraits, religious, literary and mythological themes. His most popular sculpture, ‘The Eagle Slayer’ (1841), was produced several times in bronze, marble and iron. He was involved in instigating the Great Exhibition and the South Kensington Museum (V&A). Some works were reproduced by pottery manufacturers, including ‘Dorothea’; a best seller for Minton. He also designed decorative art objects, including fish-knives, bread-platters and a table. He died in Kensington, aged 83.

Places

England, Yorkshire

Subjects

horseback, topography, seascape/coastal scene, townscape/cityscape, Victorian Genre, tree, telescope, cow, horse, hill, beach, cliff, man, woman, 19th century costume, dress, parasol, top hat, gravestone, field, path, gate, churchyard, street, harbour, house, castle, church, tower, sailboat, ship

Materials & Techniques

lithograph, coloured lithograph

Artist

John Bell (1811 - 1895)
Day and Haghe

Title

Scarborough from the Castle Gate

Date

published 1845

Medium

Coloured lithograph

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallery, November 1965

GAC number

7282