High Street at the Manor House, Marylebone

1772

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

Associated Names
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

Artist, Swiss, 1733 - 1794

The image shows a viewpoint from above, capturing a yard with a building on the left and a row of trees in the background. The horizon is above the middle, with trees lining up behind a low fence. The central focus is a large tree with branches reaching upward. The building has a sloped roof and chimney, with a wooden fence in front. The artwork uses linear brushstrokes and shading to depict form and texture. The color scheme is monochromatic, in shades of gray, creating a calm atmosphere. The focus is on the structure, light, and shadow in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.1 x 23.5 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877-1963), Buckinghamshire; (Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, December 1983-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Bury Street Gallery, London, Decemver 1983

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 34.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 34.

Inscriptions

lower left in pen and black ink: Marybone Turnpike; upper right in graphite: May 18th; upper right in pen and black ink: 39; center left in pen and black ink over doorway: white; center left in pen and black ink on upper door panel: grey

Wikidata ID

Q64630341

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