A View of the Avon Gorge
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
406 x 520 x 70 mm
Place of origin
Somerset
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16603
Summary
Oil painting on panel, A View of the Avon Gorge, British (English) School, 19th century. The scene shows a view of Avon Gorge with three sailing ships, a tower on the hill to the right, and the gorge is wooded to either side.
Provenance
Frost and Reed;[ ...]; purchased by the National Trust from the estate of the late George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall (1928 – 2001) with the assistance of the NHMF, Art Fund and donations from members and supporters in 2002
Credit line
Tyntesfield, The Gibbs Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: On the back in the centre there is a paper label on which is prined; / FROST (and) REED / LTD / BRISTOL LONDON / No 8576 Date 3/4/52 /. Verso: Also on the back at the top right corner is a blue cicular label on which is handwritten in ink; / 8b11 /.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher