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Samuel Howitt (1756-1822)
Windsor Castle from Castle Hill c. 1770-1800
Pen and watercolour | 28.9 x 42.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 917398
Samuel Howitt (1756-1822)
Windsor Castle from Castle Hill c. 1770-1800
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A pen and watercolour drawing of Windsor Castle, showing Castle Hill. A cavalry parade riding away towards the Long Walk. A group of people on the right, with dogs.
The drawing shows the edge of the Queen's Lodge on the right hand side, and the road leading from Windsor to Datchet, later closed off. Samuel Howitt was a painter of animals, landscapes and topography and made several drawings of the Windsor estate.Provenance
Presented by HM Queen Mary,1922. Possibly also that purchased by George IV when Prince of Wales from Colnaghi & Co., 20 January 1802 (Royal Archives GEO/MAIN/27172, 'A Drawing of Windsor Castle by Howit, £2 12s 6d')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and watercolour
Measurements
28.9 x 42.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 17398
