FDA-D.136-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.136-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Ptarmigan in Mid Plumage
Pilkington
Pilkington
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
collection
collection
Other number
Pi 236
Description
Dimensions
height: 545mm
width: 380mm
width: 380mm
Inscription
Signed and dated, lower left: 'Chs. Collins. Fecit 1741'
Materials & techniques note
Watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic
Production
Person
Collins, Charles, c. 1680 - 1744 (Artist)
Date
1741
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Alan Pilkington; by whom presented/bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'Hidden Treasures', 3 March to 31 March 2010; 'A Genius for Watercolour', Christie’s, London, 6 to 24 January 2003, catalogue number 27; 'Humphrey Ocean: Fresh as Paint', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 9 June to 30 October 2022, catalogue number 22
Exhibited: 'Hidden Treasures', 3 March to 31 March 2010; 'A Genius for Watercolour', Christie’s, London, 6 to 24 January 2003, catalogue number 27; 'Humphrey Ocean: Fresh as Paint', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 9 June to 30 October 2022, catalogue number 22
Previous ownership
Pilkington, Alan, 1879 - 1973: Bequeathed to Eton by Alan Pilkington, 1973
References
• Ryan, H., Hidden Treasures, W.S. Fine Art exhibition catalogue, 2010 (p. 12-13, no. 1)
• Wilcox, T., A Genius for Watercolour; Watercolours from the Eton College Collection, Christie's exhibition catalogue, London, 2003 (p. 35, no. 27)
• Wilcox, T., A Genius for Watercolour; Watercolours from the Eton College Collection, Christie's exhibition catalogue, London, 2003 (p. 35, no. 27)
