FDA-D.156-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.156-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Lake Albano, from between the Cappuccini at Albano and Palazzuola
The Lake of Albano from between the Cappuccini at Albano and Palazzola
The Lake of Albano from between the Cappuccini at Albano and Palazzola
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Previous title
Previous title
Comments
'With the help of a generous bequest from Lord Salisbury, there has... recently been added to The Brewhouse Collection a noble watercolour by J. R. Cozens, "The Lake of Albano from between the Cappuccini at Albano and Palazzola", showing his technical mastery and consummate artistry at its most magical... Eton is fortunate, when Cozens' work is so much in demand, to have been able to acquire so typical and beautiful a watercolour.'
[Etoniana, No.128, 1973, p.469]
Another version is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (see Walpole Society, vol. XXIII, no.146)
[Etoniana, No.128, 1973, p.469]
Another version is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (see Walpole Society, vol. XXIII, no.146)
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 454mm
width (actual size): 630mm
width (actual size): 630mm
Inscription
A label attached to the mount reads: 'Acquired by Eton with the help of an bequest from Lord Salisbury'
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour
Production
Person
Cozens, John Robert, 1752 - 1797 (Artist)
Date
c.1777
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, (1893–1972); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'Watercolours from the Eton College Collections', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 24 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
Exhibited: 'Watercolours from the Eton College Collections', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 24 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
References
• McConnell, J. (ed.), Treasures of Eton, London, 1976 (p.76 & p. 114, plate no.24, illustrated in colour )
