English watercolor of the 19th century with Norham Castle, in Northumberland: the red sandstone keep raised on its mound, the Tweed winding at the left and the bluish hills beyond, under a sky of low cloud. Annotated in pencil at the lower right "Study from E. Duncan".
English watercolor of the 19th century with Norham Castle, in Northumberland: the red sandstone keep raised on its mound, the Tweed winding at the left and the bluish hills beyond, under a sky of low cloud. Annotated in pencil at the lower right "Study from E. Duncan".
The note points to Edward Duncan (1803-1882), an English watercolorist and engraver widely circulated in his day: this is therefore a study made from a work of his, a common practice in the training of Victorian watercolorists.
Medium: Original watercolor on paper
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.5 in (23 x 14 cm)
Condition: Good. Color fresh and well preserved; the paper clean, with slight cockling. On the reverse, an illegible pencil note.