Manx landscape
Date made: 19th century
Artist: unknown artist
Description: “The natural curiosities to be found in Man are, from the smallness of the Island, necessarily few in number. There are no mighty hills, tremendous precipices, gigantic streams, nor appalling waterfalls – everything is on miniature scale, - yet, the landscape makes up in beauty and variety, for what it wants in grandeur.” (William Bennet, Sketches of the Isle of Man, 1829, M 00896)
Album of watercolour sketches, gold-blocked black leather binding, 2nd half nineteenth century of the Isle of Man and some prints. The album contains two early watercolour views of the Grove and numerous naive views of locations in the area eg Sulby, Lezayre. Unsigned work. The artist is thought to be associated with the Gibb family of the Grove, Ramsey.
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Measurements: overall: 20 x 16 cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: watercolour sketch
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1976-1932/31