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Object name(s):
watercolour on paper; drawing; Dawlish Warren, Devon; Dawlish Warren, Devon
Brief description:
At a time when people believed in the beneficial qualities of the seaside and when Britain was going to war with France, the English coast became more popular than abroad. In 1836, the year this watercolour was painted, Brunel surveyed a route across south Devon. He preferred to tunnel through the cliffs to avoid the sea wall. In 1846 the first passenger train ran. This object is not on display. Inscription verso lower mount pencil signed dated & entitled in the artist’s hand Dawlish Devon JWA Septr 21. 1836 Fanny bottom left actual roman numeral 2
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Associated concept:
Animal (domestic)
Credit line:
Purchased with support from the Sir Harry Veitch Bequest Trust Fund.
Current location:
Not on display
Dimension:
actual H 97 mm
Dimension:
actual length 121 mm
Dimension:
frame H 571 mm
Dimension:
frame length 438 mm
Object name:
watercolour on paper; drawing; Dawlish Warren, Devon; Dawlish Warren, Devon
Object number:
46/1956/5
Object production date:
21/09/1836
Date - period:
William IV (1830-1837)
Object production person:
John White Abbott 1763-1851 (artist)
Object production place:
Exeter
Object production place:
Devon
Object production place:
United Kingdom: England
Object production place:
Northern Europe
Object production place:
Europe
Reproduction number:
46-1956-5-shot1.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Fine Art
Responsible department/section:
Drawings

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5a5bbbcc-4c8d-3d11-bc20-b8709e53d8f8

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5a5bbbcc-4c8d-3d11-bc20-b8709e53d8f8, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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