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Joseph Powell became the first president of the New Watercolour Society in 1832. He was a topographical painter who painted on the south coast, the Welsh marshes and in the Lake District.
Chichester Cathedral (recto); Study of a cathedral (verso); and Cobham Park, Kent
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Joseph Powell, P.N.W.S. (1780-1834)
Chichester Cathedral (recto); Study of a cathedral (verso); and Cobham Park, Kent
one inscribed and dated 'Cobham Wood Aug 31. 1803' (lower left) and with a further inscription 'In Cobham Park - Kent 31 Aug- 1803' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
5 x 7.5/8 in. (14.5 x 19.3 cm.); and 6 x 9 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm.) (2)
Chichester Cathedral (recto); Study of a cathedral (verso); and Cobham Park, Kent
one inscribed and dated 'Cobham Wood Aug 31. 1803' (lower left) and with a further inscription 'In Cobham Park - Kent 31 Aug- 1803' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
5 x 7.5/8 in. (14.5 x 19.3 cm.); and 6 x 9 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm.) (2)