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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
A French Review c 1786
Pencil, pen and watercolour, bleached and discoloured | 50.4 x 89.5 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 913721
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A watercolour of a French military review. A pair with the English Review (RCIN 913720), this watercolour was intended to be framed for hanging. The audience watching this French army review include a number of monks, underlining the difference between Protestant Britain and Catholic France – a source of distrust on both sides. As at the English review, as many of the men are watching the women as are surveying the troops.
Provenance
Purchased by George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), in 1788 (Soane Museum viii.c: 'Order'd by His Royal Highness from Mrs Lay at Brighton')
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen and watercolour, bleached and discoloured
Measurements
50.4 x 89.5 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
63.0 x 101.7 cm (mount) (mount)
Other number(s)
RL 13721Bibliographic reference(s)
O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London O(E) 518
