Tilbury Fort
Samuel Owen (1768 - 1857)
Richard Gilson Reeve (1803 - 1889)
Coloured aquatint
1828
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Bahrain
City: Manama
Place: British Embassy
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About the artist
London-born Richard Gilson Reeve was the son, and most likely pupil, of Richard Reeve (born 1780). Both father and son were aquatint engravers, mainly of sporting and marine subjects.
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- Subjects
- rowing boat, paddle steamer 'Venus', topography, Victorian Genre, sea, fortress, paddle steamer, sailboat
- Materials & Techniques
- aquatint, coloured aquatint
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Details
- Title
- Tilbury Fort
- Date
- 1828
- Medium
- Coloured aquatint
- Dimensions
- height: 21.50 cm, width: 29.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Agnew's, November 1962
- Provenance
- With Agnew’s Gallery, London (Stock No.23026); from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in November 1962
- GAC number
- 5958