William Callow

Versailles from the Heights of Satory

Maker

William Callow (English, 1812-1908)

Title

Versailles from the Heights of Satory

Year

1837-39

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, watercolor

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

71.153.15

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

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.

Selection II
British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Apr 13, 1972 – May 14, 1972

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Tombstone

William Callow (English, 1812-1908)
Versailles from the Heights of Satory, 1837-39
Pen and ink, watercolor, gouache with scraping
19.5 x 28.4 cm (7 11/16 x 11 3/16 inches)
Anonymous gift 71.153.15

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