FDA-D.474-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.474-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Rochester Castle
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Sandby did several views of Rochester, two of which he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1794. Here he shows the castle keep on the left, with boats on the Medway seen through the trees on the right, and the buildings of the town faintly visiible in the background. As usual he enlivens the scene with a group of figures, here a rustic couple with several donkeys or mules laden with wares, perhaps on their way to market.
Description
Dimensions
Width: 18¼in
Height: 25in
height (frame): 737mm
width (frame): 890mm
depth (frame): 30mm
Height: 25in
height (frame): 737mm
width (frame): 890mm
depth (frame): 30mm
Production
Person
Sandby, Paul (), 1725 - 1809 (Artist)
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: The Fine Arts Society, London, June 1949, no.39; Collection of Alan Pilkington; by whom presented/bequeathed to Eton College, 1973
Exhibited: 'Views of Windsor and Eton by Paul Sandby', Eton College, c.2008-09
Exhibited: 'Views of Windsor and Eton by Paul Sandby', Eton College, c.2008-09
