A Gypsy Encampment
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
413 x 311 mm (16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in)
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515823
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Gypsy Encampment, British (English) School, 19th century. Small gypsy encampment on right, beneath a sandy bank with trees growing on top.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, The Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Label on frame Inscribed: 'A Gipsy Camp, J. Sell Cotman 1782-1842'. Verso: Labels deliberately steamed off – no doubt to remove true information.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to John Sell Cotman (Norwich 1782 – London 1842), artist