John Frederick Lewis

The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Maker

John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805-1876)

Title

The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Year

ca.1838

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gouache, watercolor, pen and ink

Supports

Dimensions

35.4 x 25.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Dated, in pencil, LR: Palazzo Vecchio Firenze July 4

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

71.153.59

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

A student of the famous portraitist Sir Thomas Lawrence, John Frederick Lewis turned to landscape and topographical views when he traveled around Europe in the late 1820s. Many of his originals, which feature a unique technique combining watercolor with areas of gouache, were made into lithographs in volumes recounting his journeys. This view of the Palazzo Vecchio from the Uffizi records one of the vistas most frequently observed by British tourists.

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Tombstone

John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805-1876)
The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, ca.1838
Pen and ink, watercolor, gouache over graphite
35.4 x 25.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/16 inches)
Anonymous gift 71.153.59

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