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Sir John Clayton Cowell (1832-94)

Fort Querqueville 19 Aug 1857

5.5 x 20.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 916738

Description

DM 1281: drawn for the Queen at the time of the royal visit to Cherbourg. View from the sea, showing the fort wth 100 guns, the lighthouse anf the townof Querqueville on the hills, upper right. Inscribed on verso.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Sir John Clayton Cowell (1832-94)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

watercolour painting

Measurements

5.5 x 20.5 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
France
Normandy [France]
Cherbourg [Manche]
Fort de Querqueville [Cherbourg]
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Military architecture
Forts
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
Geodesy & Surveying
Topography
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
References

Other number(s)

RL 16738

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 1281

HMD : Haswell Miller, A.E., & Dawnay, N.P., 1970. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London – HMD 2249

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