Figures on a Road by a Windmill
Pierre François Joseph Tonneau (1831–1904)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1876
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
445 x 595 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290282
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Figures on a Road by a Windmill by Pierre François Joseph Tonneau (1831–1904), 1876. The road curves round into the distance and the figures include a woman driving a horse and cart, two walking figures and a man pushing a barrow. Windmill and sunset behind.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
J. Tonneau 1876
Makers and roles
Pierre François Joseph Tonneau (1831–1904) , artist