Bayswater, Clearing the Ground between Queen's Road and Porchester Terrace

1830

John Linnell

Associated Names
John Linnell

Artist, British, 1792 - 1882

The image shows a sketch of a rocky terrain with sparse vegetation and a stream. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, and there are trees lining the horizon. The sketch uses loose pencil strokes to depict the scene in various shades of gray on light brown paper. In the distance, outlines of trees and a potential structure can be seen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.6 x 44.8 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.108

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1980-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: J. Linnell; lower center in graphite: Baywater clearing the ground between Queen's Rd + Porchester Terrace 1830 - odd

Wikidata ID

Q64582845

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