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Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Title:

The Gatehouse, Reading Abbey

Additional Title(s):

Reading Abbey: The Gatehouse

Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor with brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 12 inches (23.8 x 30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in gray ink, center left: "BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES | FRENCH & ENGLISH"

Watermark: Fragment Fleur-de-lis/ LVG (Fragment)

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5277
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
chimneys (architectural elements) | dog (animal) | fence | gatehouses | landscape | school | trees | women
Associated Places:
Berkshire | England | Reading | Reading abbey | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9864
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Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733-1794) (Kunstmuseum Bern, 2014-01-17 - 2014-04-20) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

William Hauptman, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733-1794) : a very English Swiss, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2014, pp. 218-19, cat. no. 91, NJ18.G81 H38 2014 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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