The Sky Parlour occupied by Samuel Taylor Coleridge at No. 3, The Grove, Highgate, London
Sir George Scharf (London 1820 - London 1895)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
310 x 380 mm
Place of origin
Highgate (London, England)
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Coleridge Cottage, Somerset
NT 253231
Summary
Watercolour on paper, The Sky Parlour occupied by Samuel Taylor Coleridge at The Grove, Highgate, London by Sir George Scharf (London 1820 - London 1895). Label on reverse reads 'Watercolour by Sir George Scharf. The sky parlour occupied by Samuel Taylor Coleridge at The Grove, Highgate, engraved for the 1st edition of Table Talk of S.T. Coleridge. Bequeathed to Derwent Coleridge by Joseph Henry Green 1875'. Another label reads 'Original label written by Ernest Harley Coleridge, 1846-1920'. Three more old labels on reverse. Gilt wooden label on front of frame reads 'Coleridge's Room at No.3 The Grove, Highgate. Drawn by Sir George Scharf and bequeathed to the National Trust by Mr Walter Coleridge, 1968'.
Makers and roles
Sir George Scharf (London 1820 - London 1895), artist