Dr. William Crotch, 1775–1847, View of Windsor from down the River, 1832
- Title:
- View of Windsor from down the River
- Date:
- 1832
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 7/8 × 7 5/8 inches (14.9 × 19.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in pen and brown ink, verso: "69 July, 31| [...] part 1. very near busy a Grandpapa | This is the view of Windsor wch artists | in general prefer - I was sent / to it by a connoiseur | it is just opposite ye wooden bridge 4849 5052 | [illegible] nearly opposite 59 in ye top corner | Then again I am duty bound to acknowledge | that had the Round Tower not been raised the general effect would have been bad | The rest of the Castle being raised one story it was | only preserving its pre-eminince I am happy | [to] add that its diameter was contimplated to have been | [pro]portionably augmented but they cd not get good [...]dation [...] built on ye old walls."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.202
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- brook | house | landscape | river | trees
- Associated Places:
- England | Europe | United Kingdom | Windsor
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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