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Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury

Maker

(artist)
1743-1801

Title

Date of Production

1790 - 1799

Medium

graphite and watercolour on wove paper, laid down on a historic support with grey ink borders

Dimensions

Height: 26.4 cm
Width: 36.6 cm

Accession Number

D.2007.DS.34

Mode of Acquisition

Dorothy Scharf, bequest, 2007 (March)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Michael Angelo Rooker was one of the earliest British topographical draughtsmen to combine antiquarian interest with the Picturesque (the harmonious arrangement of nature combined with irregular elements). In this meticulously painted view, the imposing abbey building and ruined arch contrast with the more rustic effects of foliage and farm carts, and figures resting from their labours. Rooker’s subdued palette and use of repeating diagonal lines throughout the composition help to harmonise the various components of the scene.

Provenance

Norman D. Newall; his widow's estate sale, Christie's (London), 13 December 1979, lot 63; Thomas Agnew & Sons (London); purchased there by Miss Dorothy Scharf, London (1942-2004), in 1988 for £10,650; Scharf Bequest 2007

Exhibition History

British Watercolours from the Scharf Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/2008-01/01/2009

115th Annual Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 28/02/1989-31/03/1989

Coronation Exhibition, Laing Art Gallery & Newcastle & England, 1953

Literature

Conner, Patrick, Michael Angelo Rooker: 1746-1801, London, 1984
p. 85, note 76
Note 76 features on p. 93

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, black ink, signed with the initials in monogram: "MRooker". Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite: "VINE : ROOKER / -- the works -- / EI".

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