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Chickens and doves in a courtyard.
Robert Dixon
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
11in h x 9in w
watercolour on board
£350 framed
Item number 7584
Chickens feeding from a bowl with a dove landing in a medieval farm yard scene. Fine and delicate watercolour produced with a series of pale washes laid down over white watercolour paper. From the collection of R Seymour-Lucas RA, part of a folio of drawings sold by his daughter to Charles Ainscow of Kendal. Then sold to James Taylor ARCA
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| About the artist
Born: 1780
Died: 1815
Watercolour painter and occassional etcher who moved to Norwich in 1805 where he became a scene painter. He was a fine watercolourist whose roadside views and farm scenes are reflective of the Norwich school of painters in the early 19th century. He die at the young age of 35.
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| Product type |
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painting |
| Date of work |
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1810 |
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our estimate |
| The last owner of the work |
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R Seymour Lucas RA |
| How we know who the artist is |
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signed on the reverse |
| How we know the subject |
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By observation |
| School of painting |
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English |
| Style of painting |
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Representational |
| Approach |
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townscape study representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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11 x 9 |
| Condition of work |
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good |
| Recent restoration |
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No known restoration |
| Where exhibited |
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| Quantity available |
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1 |
| Edition of |
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1 |
| Item number |
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7584 |
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painting, watercolour, board, Chickens and doves in a courtyard., Chickens feeding from a bowl with a dove landing in a medieval farm yard scene., Fine and delicate watercolour produced with a series of pale washes laid down over white watercolour paper., From the collection of R Seymour-Lucas RA, part of a folio of drawings sold by his daughter to Charles Ainscow of Kendal. Then sold to James Taylor ARCA, 00.00.1810, English, Representational, townscape, study, bird, historical, representative, farm buildings, chickens, dove, blue, brown, green, white |
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