A Cottage

Accession Number
1985/1.100

Title
A Cottage

Artist(s)
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist Nationality
British (modern)

Object Creation Date
1775-1851

Medium & Support
watercolor and graphite on off-white laid paper

Dimensions
7 1/16 in x 8 7/8 in (17.9 cm x 22.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet

Subject matter
A cottage

Physical Description
A two-story cottage with two chimneys is in the middle of the page. The view of it is obstructed by the large mound that takes up the right half of the image. There is a green tree on the left side of the cottage.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
landscape

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
cottages
fences (site elements)
hay (material)
trees
watercolors (paintings)

3 Related Resources

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