Exeter Cathedral and Cathedral Yard

Hubert Cornish (c1770 - 1832)

Watercolour and pencil on paper

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Hubert Cornish was a lawyer from Devon, who also became an accomplished painter of landscapes in watercolour. Most of his work was inspired by rural and coastal scenes in Devon. Cornish travelled through England and Wales and painted landscapes in Somerset, Denbighshire (north-east Wales) and the Lake District. He may be the Hubert Cornish who died at about the age of 55 at his seat at Black Hall, in Devon, in 1832.
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    Title
    Exeter Cathedral and Cathedral Yard
    Date
    Medium
    Watercolour and pencil on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 41.50 cm, width: 45.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Appleby Bros, April 1973
    GAC number
    10470