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Robert Hills

A View over Chiddingstone, toward Westerham, Kent, ca. 1817-1818

Description

Maker

Title

A View over Chiddingstone, toward Westerham, Kent

Year

ca. 1817-1818

Medium

Watercolor applied with brush, and graphite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

17.8 x 25.4 cm (7 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Watermark:J Whatman 1815

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

71.153.39

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection II

British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Luminous Landscapes

May 27 - August 14, 2005

The inscription at the lower right informs us that this piece was made “July 26 8 PMtempestuous rainy evening.” Its simplified, banded composition – a spare, open foreground, a line of trees convincingly indicated with dabs of color in the middle ground, and stripes of dark clouds and sunlight in the distance – give the work a contemporary feel. It is one of two sheets in the Museum collection from a series of Kent scenes, likely from a sketchbook.

Use

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