Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Hubert Cornish (c1770 - 1832)

watercolour on paper

c1800

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  • About the work
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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Royal Hospital, Chelsea (long-term loans)
  • 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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    Artist
    Hubert Cornish (c1770 - 1832)
    Title
    Royal Hospital, Chelsea
    Date
    c1800
    Medium
    watercolour on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 26.70 cm, width: 37.80 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Appleby Bros, March 1974
    Inscription
    VERSO TC:Side View of Chelsea Hospital
    GAC number
    11051