Garden scene with elegant figures (after British (English) School in imitation of Antoine Watteau)
Frances Parker, Countess of Morley (Wymondham 1782 - ?Saltram 1857)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1830 - 1857
Materials
Paper,watercolour paint,giltwood and glass
Measurements
222 x 159 mm 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 872204
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Garden scene with elegant figures (after British (English) School in imitation of Antoine Watteau) by Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley (Wymondham 1782 - ?Saltram 1857). A continental garden scene showing figures grouped on a wide flight of steps and with tall trees in the background. Two dogs are in the foreground. In a 19th century giltwood and plaster frame.
Provenance
Given to NT as part of the endowment by Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley.
Makers and roles
Frances Parker, Countess of Morley (Wymondham 1782 - ?Saltram 1857), artist British (English) School in imitation of Antoine Watteau , artist imitator of Jean-Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes 1684 - Paris 1721), artist