FDA-D.1698-2023
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Object number
FDA-D.1698-2023
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Identification
Title
Figures Promenading by an Estuary
Ruined Lighthouse by and Estuary
Ruined Lighthouse by and Estuary
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Common name
Previous title
Previous title
Description
Painted landscape view of a coastal scene; beach on the left hand side, figures and lighthouse in the distance; the sea on the right with figures at the water's edge
Comments
Edward Duncan was the son of a watercolourist and printmaker. He was born in Hampstead, London, and from the age of 16 was apprenticed to printmaker Robert Havell (1793–1878). Duncan initially worked as a printmaker himself but also studied at the Artist’s Academy in London. He exhibited at the Society of Painters in Water Colours and the more recently established Institute of Painters in Water Colours. He was employed as an illustrator by the Illustrated London News, most notably making a series of watercolour views of the Great Exhibition of 1851.
In 1865, the year Duncan painted this work, he exhibited a view of a Wreck on the Mumbles, near Swansea. During his later career, Duncan regularly visited South Wales in the summer to paint coastal scenes on and around the Gower Peninsula. The distinctive lighthouse seen in this coastal view has yet to be identified, but this work may represent the coast of South Wales.
In 1865, the year Duncan painted this work, he exhibited a view of a Wreck on the Mumbles, near Swansea. During his later career, Duncan regularly visited South Wales in the summer to paint coastal scenes on and around the Gower Peninsula. The distinctive lighthouse seen in this coastal view has yet to be identified, but this work may represent the coast of South Wales.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 218mm
width (actual size): 337mm
width (actual size): 337mm
Inscription
Signed and dated lower right: 'E. Duncan. 1865'
Material
paper
watercolour
watercolour
Materials & techniques note
Watercolour over traces of pencil with scratching out, on paper
Production
Person
Duncan, Edward, 1803 - 1882 (Artist)
Date
1865
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Richard Henry Allen Amis (K.S. 1945-50; 1932-2018); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'An Etonian Collector: The Richard Amis Bequest', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 16 November 2023 to 24 March 2024
Exhibited: 'An Etonian Collector: The Richard Amis Bequest', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 16 November 2023 to 24 March 2024
