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William Callow

Versailles from the Heights of Satory, 1837-39

Description

Maker

Title

Versailles from the Heights of Satory

Year

1837-39

Medium

Pen and ink, watercolor, gouache with scraping

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

19.5 x 28.4 cm (7 11/16 x 11 3/16 inches)

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

71.153.15

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection II

British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

British Artists Abroad

December 1, 2008 - April 19, 2009

William Callow exploited the taste for travel imagery by depicting tourist sites such as the Grand Canal in Venice and the great palaces of Europe. In 1837 the engraver Charles Heath commissioned this and several other drawings depicting the exterior palace and gardens of Versailles. The unusual viewpoint and eye for composition are characteristic of Callow’s works; his precise, highly finished technique reveals a desire to approximate some of the effects of oil painting.

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