Pigeons at a Dovecot
George William Novice (fl.1809-1833)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1823 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
279 x 381 mm (11 x 15 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290194
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Pigeons from Nature by George William Novice (fl.1809-1833), signed and dated 1823. Two pigeons. A black pigeon stands on a perch attached to a pigeon house. Inside looking out is a pigeon with a white head.
Provenance
Calke Abbey was given to the National Trust by Henry Harpur Crewe (1921-1991) and the contents, including this painting, were acquired with the aid of a grant from the National Heritage Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government, in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1985)
Marks and inscriptions
Pigeons from Nature, painted by George William Novice (inscribed on the back)
Makers and roles
George William Novice (fl.1809-1833), artist