Sir Joseph Paxton

A Hilltown with a Church and Ruined Castle in Asia Minor (Turkey)

Maker

Sir Joseph Paxton (British, 1803-65)

Title

A Hilltown with a Church and Ruined Castle in Asia Minor (Turkey)

Year

ca. 1838-1839

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gouache, watercolor, pen and ink

Supports

Dimensions

21.9 x 30.5 cm (8 5/8 x 12 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:inscribed in pencil:(illegible) #B2989

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous Gift

Object Number

70.118.35

Type

Exhibition History

British Artists Abroad
Dec 01, 2008 – Apr 19, 2009

Label copy

Best known for his breathtaking design of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Sir Joseph Paxton was a lifelong landscape designer, horticulturalist, and architect in the employ of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. In 1838-39, he accompanied the Duke on an eight-month tour of Mediterranean countries, creating watercolors to record their travels. Watercolor painting was an essential component of Paxton’s education, as it was for most educated architects, because it revealed an essential way to see and understand the world.

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Tombstone

Sir Joseph Paxton (British, 1803-65)
A Hilltown with a Church and Ruined Castle in Asia Minor (Turkey), ca. 1838-1839
Pen and ink, watercolor, gouache over graphite
21.9 x 30.5 cm (8 5/8 x 12 inches)
Anonymous Gift 70.118.35

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