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Victorian garden and river scene. [D 8915/4] • Artwork

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Summary

Detailed pen drawing (incomplete) illustrating a garden scene, depicting a three-storey house in the bottom left corner, and manicured gardens with a shrubery section, paths, benches, aviary, water fountains, a summer house and a pavillion. Across the top is a river with rowing boats and swans, a rotunda, and mountains in the distance.

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Physical description

Artworks (paintings)
watercolour
mixed media
Artworks (drawings)
pencil
ink
ink wash
mixed media
Artwork (drawing, pen and ink), 50.8 x 76.3 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Subject

Drawing.
Children's art.
Architecture -- Sketch-books.
Room layout (Dwellings)
Furniture -- England -- Drawings.
Terrace houses -- England.
Outdoor recreation for children.
Clothing and dress 19th century.
Paper dolls -- Specimens.

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General notes

Note accompanying item 1, sketchbook: "The story we were given when buying it included a Chinese missionary background, but there is not hint of this in the contents."

Digitisation information

Date

16/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

9,155 x 6,125 pixels (56.1 MP)

Size

168.24 MB

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