Skaters on the Serpentine in Hyde Park

1786

Julius Caesar Ibbetson

Artist, British, 1759 - 1817

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and watercolor on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 22.2 x 30.1 cm (8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
    support: 27.1 x 35 cm (10 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
    mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession

    1987.82.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Morton Morris & Company, London); Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; gift 1987 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and ink: Julius Ibbetson [ad Vivum?] del 1786; by unknown hand, lower right on mount in ink: View on the Serpentine River. looking towards Hyde Park Corner.; on seperate sheet of paper (see object folder), across center in pen and ink: A View on the Serpentine River. looking towards Hyde Park Corner. Drawn from Nature 1786.

Wikidata ID

Q64591725

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