Saint Vincent's Rocks and the Avon Gorge

1815/1818

Francis Danby

Associated Names
Francis Danby

Artist, Irish, 1793 - 1861

The image shows a serene body of water with a landscape in the distance. The horizon is low, allowing for a view of the sky blending into the landscape. Two sailing boats and a rowboat with a person in blue are on the water. On the right, there are tall cliffs depicted with textured brushstrokes. The color palette is soft with earthy tones and patches of blue. Figures are walking along the shoreline.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York); Mr. and Mrs. Sanford I. Feld, Far Hills, NJ; partial gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • English Watercolors, Davis and Langdale Company, Inc., New York, 1981, no. 13.

1988

  • Francis Danby, 1793 - 1861, City of Bristol Museum and Art Galleryp The Tate Gallery, London, 1988 - 1989, no. 66.

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 90.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: F.D.

Wikidata ID

Q64562541

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