Church Tower of Courmayeur, with the Heights of the Mont Blanc Range beyond / Church and Buildings
By John Ruskin
1849
Accession number: 1905P6
Recto: watercolour over pencil on paper; verso: pencil on paper.
Width: 380 mm
Height: 215 mm
Information
- Purchased through the Public Picture Gallery Fund, 1905.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | John Ruskin | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormayeur | ||||
| Inscription | bottom right | Handwritten | - | Artist's handwriting. In pencil. |
| Figures / [illegible writing crossed out] | ||||
| Inscription | reverse | Handwritten | - | In pencil. |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Watercolours | |||
| 94? | Empire Art Loan Collection Society | 1952 - 1952 | |
| Peintures et Aquarelles Anglaises 1700-1900 du Musée de Birmingham | |||
| 98 | Musée de Lyon | 1966-10-23 - 1966-11-20 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works of Ruskin, Vol. XII, Lectures on Architecture and Painting, etc. | |||
| Alexander Wedderburn, E T Cook | 1904 | George Allen, London | repr. pl. 6 facing p. 41 |
| Works of Ruskin, XXXVIII, Catalogue of Drawings | |||
| Alexander Wedderburn, E T Cook | 1912 | George Allen, London | p. 246, no. 566 |
Provenance
| Presented to Sir John Simon by the artist; his sale, 1904 (18 gns). |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Courmayeur, Italy | Depicted |
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