Watercolour and ink drawing
by or after Evan Frederick Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893 - 1949)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1912
Materials
Watercolour paint on watercolour paper.
Measurements
450 x 238 mm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553921
Summary
Watercolour painting. Watercolour painting by Evan Morgan. Features 3 shrouded figures going up an arched staircase. Signed EM 1912. Painting is glued to a backing board of card and there is evidence of glue around the outer edge from a previous card mount.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Makers and roles
by or after Evan Frederick Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893 - 1949), amateur artist