Portland Castle, Dorset

1833/1839

James Bulwer

Associated Names
James Bulwer

Artist, British, 1794 - 1879

The image features a coastal scene with a sandy shore, a small wooden boat on the sand, and the sea meeting the sky at the horizon. A cluster of buildings lies near the shore, with a hill extending into the background. At the top of the hill, there is a small structure. The artwork includes soft, fluffy clouds in the sky and a color palette of pastels, blues, browns, and yellows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.7 x 26.8 cm (7 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.166

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent through the artist's family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1965

  • Clifford, Derek. Watercolours of The Norwich School. London, 1965: p. 62.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, upper right verso: Portland Castle [...?] / 61

Wikidata ID

Q64580271

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