Near the Source of the Rhine
John 'Warwick' Smith (Irthington 1749 – London 1831)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1784
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
342.9 x 508 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584350
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Near the Source of the Rhine by John 'Warwicki Smith (Irthington 1749 – London 1831), 1784. A swirling river spanned by a wooden bridge. The title taken from the inscription on the mount.
Provenance
Given with the property to the National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt (1870 - 1958)
Marks and inscriptions
J. Smith 1784 (signed and dated) On back of frame: Mr Chas[?] No 3 West side Stuck in a plastic wallet on the back of the frame: A & F PONIZI AND CO HATH[rest too faded to read] GARDENS CARVERS GILDERS PICTURE FRAME LOOKING GLASS AND ARTISTIC CABINET MANUFACTURERS
Makers and roles
John 'Warwick' Smith (Irthington 1749 – London 1831), artist