River Landscape with Figures and “Gothic” House

Location

Country: UK
City: England
Place: Wiston House, Foreign Office, Wilton Park

Nicholas Pocock was born in Bristol; the son of a merchant. He went to sea at a young age and commanded ships belonging to Richard Champion, the first producer of Bristol porcelain. In 1780 he sent a picture to the Royal Academy too late to be included in the exhibition. Two years later, two landscapes and two marine paintings by Pocock were accepted by the Academy and thereafter he exhibited there every year until 1812. In 1789 Pocock moved to London, where he quickly won popularity with naval clients, recording their actions at sea. He briefly returned to sea with the Fleet in 1794. From then, Pocock found employment recording actions of the French Wars. He also produced six paintings illustrating ‘The Life of Nelson’ (published in 1809).

Places

Subjects

landscape C18th, mountain, river bank, river, stone/rock, waterfall, boy, girl, house, battlement/crenellation

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), watercolour (as object name)

Artist

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)

Title

River Landscape with Figures and “Gothic” House

Date

1796

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Acquisition

Purchased from Appleby Bros, March 1968

Inscription

sdbr

GAC number

7984