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Philip James de Loutherbourg

Margate, from the Parade

Maker

Philip James de Loutherbourg (French, 1740-1812)

Title

Margate, from the Parade

Year

ca.1801

Medium

  • Watercolor with brush and ink with pen over graphite on cream wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Watercolor with brush and ink with pen over graphite on cream wove paper

Materials

graphite, watercolor, ink

Supports

  • cream wove paper

Dimensions

30.5 x 45.7 cm (12 x 18 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1986.184.16

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

From Dover to Penzance
Watercolor Views of the English Channel
Dec 03, 2010 – Jun 05, 2011

Label copy

As this watercolor illustrates, health, not pleasure, was the primary

motive for early beach-going at Margate in Kent. Therapeutic

activities included strolling the waterfront to inhale the salty air

and immersion in the cold, frothy surf, facilitated by a “bathing

machine,” a horse-drawn cart with an expandable canvas bonnet.

These curious contraptions, seen in the left half of the shallow

harbor, allowed modest gentlefolk to undress and take the plunge

out of sight from neighboring bathers. This watercolor is one of

six by Philip James de Loutherbourg showing facets of daily life

in Margate and the nearby resorts of Ramsgate, Brighton, and

Worthing, reproduced in aquatint by J. C. Stadler and published in

1801 as a portfolio entitled Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Philip James de Loutherbourg (French, 1740-1812)
Margate, from the Parade, ca.1801
Watercolor with brush and ink with pen over graphite on cream wove paper
30.5 x 45.7 cm (12 x 18 inches)
Anonymous gift 1986.184.16

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