View of Church Lane, Bristol

1820s/1830s

James Johnson

Associated Names
James Johnson

Artist, British, 1803 - 1834

The image depicts a street view with old houses featuring steep, reddish-brown tiled roofs. The horizon shows distant buildings partially obscured by mist, blending into a pale sky with subtle cloud patterns. The painting's brushstrokes are delicate and precise in capturing architectural details. The color palette includes earthy tones for the buildings and a light blue-gray sky, creating a calm ambiance. In the distance, other faded structures enhance the artwork's depth and perspective.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 25.5 x 21.2 cm (10 1/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
    support: 43.4 x 34.2 cm (17 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.194

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bulwer (1794-1879), Norwich, England; by descent through the Bulwer family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, center verso in graphite: 10

Wikidata ID

Q64536910

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