Hunworth Church

Attributed to James Bulwer

Associated Names
James Bulwer

Artist, British, 1794 - 1879

The image shows a landscape with a horizon near the top, featuring hills, a village with houses, trees, and a church spire in the distance. The land in the foreground has grass and shrubbery, transitioning to a sky with muted clouds. The color palette includes greens, browns, blues, and grays. The brushwork is detailed and captures the landscape and sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.8 x 49.2 cm (13 5/16 x 19 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.170

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, lower right verso: Sketch of / Hunworth Church [?] / by J.R.B.-; by Andrew Wilson, on old mount: Hunworth Castle, near Holt, Norfolk

Wikidata ID

Q64536855

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