Observations on the coasts of Hampshire, Sussex & Kent, relative chiefly to Picturesq beauty; made in the year, 1774
1774
Artists
Description
Album of Gilpin's writings, with 30 drawings bound in, including including views of Guildford Castle, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, Southsea Castle, the Island of Halin, Arundel Castle, Bevis's Tower, Bramber Castle, Lewes Castle, Herstmonceux Castle, Battle Abbey, Rye, Lynn Castle and Hyth, Sandgate Castle, Dover Castle, Sandwich, Canterbury Castle, Lord Holland's ruins, Tunbridge Castle, Sheepy [sic] Island, and Rochester Castle
Dimensions
22.6 × 14.8 × 4.6 cm (8 7/8 × 5 13/16 × 1 13/16 in.)
Provenance
William Gilpin, by descent through the family, sold; through [Christie's, London, December 10, 2008, lot 12] sold; to George and Patti White
Related Artworks
View MoreWatercolor and black ink over graphite on cream paper
18th centuryBritishGraphite on heavy paper
18th-19th centuryBritishWatercolor and reddish-brown and gray ink over graphite on cream wove paper
18th-19th centuryBritishWatercolor and black ink over graphite on off-white paper darkened to tan
18th-19th centuryBritishGraphite on beige wove paper
18th-19th centuryBritishBrown ink, brown and red wash, and white opaque watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, adhered overall to laid paper
18th centuryBritishWatercolor, gray ink, and graphite on cream paper
18th centuryBritishGraphite on off-white paper
18th-19th centuryBritishOil and black chalk on antique laid paper, laid down on heavy card
18th centuryBritishWatercolor on cream card
18th-19th centuryBritishTransparent watercolor, black and gray inks, and graphite on off-white antique laid paper adhered along edges to thin card
18th-19th centuryBritishGraphite and gray ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper (recto and verso)
18th centuryBritish