Seascape: Sea Ware
William McTaggart RSA (Machrihanish 1835 – Broomieknowe 1910)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1877 (signed and dated)
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
610 x 785 mm
Place of origin
Scotland
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246557
Caption
This painting attests to McTaggart’s abiding interest in the people and topography of the west coast of Scotland where he was raised, the son of a crofter.
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Seascape by William McTaggart (Machrihanish 1835 – Broomieknowe 1910), signed and dated bottom right, "W McTaggart 77 [1877]". Seascape with children, a man and horse and cart on a beach, collecting seaweed.
Provenance
Collection William Burns; Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, found in the Dining Room, page 68.
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: W McTaggart 77 (signed and dated on front)
Makers and roles
William McTaggart RSA (Machrihanish 1835 – Broomieknowe 1910), artist