John Linnell (London 1792-1882 Surrey)

Shoreham, Kent

Details

John Linnell (London 1792-1882 Surrey)
Shoreham, Kent
signed and inscribed 'J Linnell/Shoreham/Kent' (lower right)
pencil and white chalk and watercolour, on buff paper
11 x 17¼ in. (27.9 x 43.6 cm.)

Provenance

John Linnell, and by descent in the family; Sotheby's, London, 14 April 1994, lot 339.

Exhibited

London, P. & D. Colnaghi, John Linnell and his Circle, January - February 1973, no. 66.
Salisbury, City Library, John Linnell, 1977, no. 6.
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum and New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, John Linnell, October 1982 - March 1983, no. 65.

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Lot Essay

This rapidly executed plein-air study probably dates from one of Linnell's recorded visits to Shoreham during 1828. The time he spent relaxing and sketching with Samuel Palmer and the other young artists living in Shoreham gave the artist new inspiration.

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