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Sir Augustus Wall Callcott (1779-1844)
A Scene near Capel-Curig, North Wales 1811
Oil on canvas | 90.1 x 113.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406292
Sir Augustus Wall Callcott (1779-1844)
A Scene near Capel-Curig, North Wales 1811
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had been on friendly terms with Lady Callcott, the wife of the artist. When she died in 1843 Callcott was appointed Surveyor of Pictures by the Queen. A contemporary observed 'the tact & Kindness the Queen had shown in offering poor old Sir Augustus Callcott the office of Inspector of Royal Pictures'. Callcott himself died in 1844, however, and the Queen and Prince Albert acquired this painting from his executors in 1845.
The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1811.Provenance
Queen Victoria's acquisitions, 1845, at Osborne, £42.
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
90.1 x 113.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
112.5 x 135.8 x 5.7 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
A view in north Wales, previously entitled
