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Street scene in Gloucester

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1733-1794

Title

Street scene in Gloucester

Date of Production

(circa) 1780 - 1795

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, grey and brown wash, blue watercolour with scratching out on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 36.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1971.WS.53

Mode of Acquisition

Mary Spooner, gift, 1971

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Provenance

Mrs Mary Spooner; Spooner Gift 1971

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

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

Literature

The Spooner Collection of British Watercolours, Courtauld Institute Galleries; Huntington Library; Wordsworth Trust, 2005-06
cat. no. 83
ill. on p. 238

The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 12

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, centre: "AMSTERDAM" (Peter Bower: paper made by Harriet Lee at Hurcott Mill, Worcester, 1780s to early 1790s).

Inscription: Recto (within drawing): left centre, in sign on building, grey ink: "GLOUSTE / MUSICAL / MEETING". Verso: upper left corner, graphite, abraded when backing sheet removed: "485.".

Collector's mark: none.

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