Off the Coast near Flamborough Head
Thomas Miles Richardson the elder (Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1784 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1848)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1840
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
260 x 430 mm; 470 mm (Height); 620 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Northumberland
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230263
Caption
Thomas Miles Richardson was one of the most prominent artists in Newcastle in the first half of the nineteenth century. He played an important part in the artistic life of the city, co-founding a number of societies in the 1820s and 30s, and encouraging the work of fellow artists. In this painting of Flamborough on the Yorkshire coast, a mast cuts up through the composition, providing a vertical accent against the dark horizon, thrown into relief by the warm tones of the setting sun.
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Off the Coast near Flamborough Head, by Thomas Miles Richardson the elder (Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1784 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1848), 1840. A coastal scene at sunset with fishing boats.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Credit line
Cragside, The Armstrong Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1977)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: No 9 On the Coast near Flamborough / head [… 'Sunset' struck through] / T. M. Richardson / 33 Blackett St / Newcastle / March 12th 1840; on a paper label stuck directly onto the back of the panel, in ink On the structure holding the panel on the back of the picture, in pencil, upside down on the top member: Mr Armstrong On the back, on the top member of the frame, on a printed label: JOHN HAY / CARVER and GILDER, / Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufacturer, / ORNAMENTAL [… torn…] and SHIP DECORATOR / 30 GRAINGER ST. / Newcastle upon Tyne On the lower member of the frame, on the back, in pencil: Sir William Armstrong At the top of the frame, on the back, in pencil: Bottom of 3rd Flight to Gallery On the back of the frame, on the left, in ink, on a round serrated label: 227 On the front of the frame, on a small, square gilt label, lower right: 27
Makers and roles
Thomas Miles Richardson the elder (Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1784 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1848), artist