Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

1770s

William Marlow

Associated Names
William Marlow

Artist, British, 1740 - 1813

The image shows a landscape featuring a castle on the right side. The viewer can observe the rough terrain leading up to the fortress, which is situated on a slight elevation. The horizon is not prominently visible. The castle has sturdy battlements and towers. The painting has detailed brushstrokes depicting textures of stone and foliage. The color palette includes earthy tones with soft greens and blues. A lone figure on horseback is seen on the path to the castle, and a small group of livestock is grazing further away. The background merges into a sky rendered with a gentle wash.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over traces of graphite on paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.72 × 25.56 cm (14 1/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.53

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Spink, London). (sale, Sotheby's London, 10 November 1994, no. 70). (Leger Galleries, London, by October 1995). (sale, Sotheby's London, 6 June 2007, no. 218). (sale, Lawrences Auctioneers, Crewkerne, 12 October 2018, no. 1666); (Guy Peppiatt, London); purchased 2019 by Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, Spink-Leger Pictures, London, 1997, no. 2.

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

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