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Ferry house (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1757-1827

Title

Ferry house (recto)

Date of Production

(circa) 1795 - 1800

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour (recto and verso) on two sheets of laid paper joined together (the verso drawing is only on one of the sheets)

Dimensions

Height: 14.9 cm
Width: 23 cm

Accession Number

D.1967.WS.76

Mode of Acquisition

William Wycliffe Spooner, bequest, 1967

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Scenes of embarkation and disembarkation appear quite often in Rowlandson’s watercolours. The sea-going vessel to the left of this drawing implies that the ferry house is on the shore of an estuary. Humbly dressed people watch as the ferry boat leaves, crowded with assorted passengers and a horse. One woman stands with arms folded and her breast exposed — a familiar feature of Rowlandson’s depiction of slovenly women.

Provenance

William Wycliffe Spooner, Ilkley (1882-1967); Spooner Bequest 1967

Exhibition History

British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006

English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977

The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974 ...More

English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973

Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner
Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969

The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968 ...Less

Literature

The Spooner Collection of British Watercolours, Courtauld Institute Galleries; Huntington Library; Wordsworth Trust, 2005-06
cat. no. 33
ill. on p. 139

English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 17

The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 14 ...More

English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 44

Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
cat. no. 57

The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 40 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: repeated twice at Recto, upper centre (on the edges of each joined sheet): "L" (could be from "L V G" that has been cut off).

Inscription: Recto: right centre (on house within drawing), grey ink, titled: "FERRY / HOUSE".

Collector's mark: none.

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