drawing; album

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Object Type: drawing; album
Museum number: 1880,0911.1384-1479
Description: 95 watercolours (with a few pencil drawings) plus a lithographed map showing the route taken, made during a journey in Greece between April-July 1842; including views of Corfu, Athens, Chalcis, Thebes, Parnassus, Delphi, Corinth and Sparta, mounted in an album, often two to a page. 1842 Watercolour and graphite drawings of varying size No 1384 Carte Routiere De La Moree et de l’Attique....dessinee et gravee sur pierre par C. Kohlmann . Athenes, 1840. Lithographie de F. Aldenhoven a Athenes. 358 x 510mm. No 1385 Hillside sloping down to sea. Inscribed below, “from top of Garouna Pass Corfu”. 182 x 263mm. No 1386 Bay with trees, a few houses and mountain beyond. Inscribed lower left, “April” and below, “Govino, Corfu”. 182 x 264mm. No 1387 Inscribed lower right, “Ruined convent in Corfu”. Pencil drawing. 145 x 220mm. No 1388 Bay with trees and mountains beyond. Inscribed lower left, “April 9” and below, “The antient[i.e.ancient] Portus Hyllaus Corfu”. 230 x 318mm. No1389 View across bay to castle and snow-capped mountains beyond. Inscribed lower left, “10 April” and below, “Citadel of Corfu”. 222 x 318mm. No 1390 Bay with rocky cliffs on either side. Inscribed lower left, “April” and below, “Nr Paleo-castrizza Corfu”. 222 x 318mm. No 1391 Inscribed lower right, “Paleocastrizza convent April 15th. 42 Corfu”. 173 x 244mm. No 1392 View from wooded field across bay to snow-capped mountains. Inscribed lower right, “from Valla Patades Corfu April 13. 42”. 172 x 242mm. No 1393 Sailing-boats in bay with red-roofed building on right and snow-capped mountains beyond. Inscribed below, “from Patras”. On grey paper. 155 x 220mm. No 1394 4 sailing-boats and a rowing-boat off-shore with mountains beyond. Inscribed lower left, “from Patras April 26/42”. 122 x 220mm. No 1395 View of the Acropolis. Inscribed lower right, “26th April 1842”. 180 x 264mm. No 1396 View of the Acropolis from the Stadium. Inscribed lower left, “Acropolis from the Stadium May7.” 174 x 243mm. No 1397 Ruined temple facade, with houses and churches behind. Inscribed below, “Agora of Hadrian Athens”. 230 x 327mm. No 1398 View of mountainous island from road descending to sea. Inscribed below, “Salamis from road to Eleusis”. 216 x 319mm. No 1399 Monastery on open land surrounded by mountains. Inscribed below, “Monastery at Daphne April 29/42”. 174 x 242mm. No 1400 Sailing-boat and rowing-boats in bay with large building and mountains beyond. Inscribed lower left, “June 3” and below, “Eleusis”. 180 x 261mm. No 1401 Temple. Inscribed lower right, “May[?]” and below, “Temple of Theseus Athens”. 232 x 318mm. No 1402 Part of Temple of Theseus. Inscribed on verso, “Temple of Theseus”. 246 x 330mm. No 1403 The Plain of Marathon, with trees in foreground and mountains in distance. Inscribed below, “Plain of Marathon”. 155 x 246mm. No 1404 House with vine. Inscribed lower left, “Convent at Marathon May 11(42)”. 246 x 174mm. No 1405 View from grassy hill in foreground across water to snow-capped mountains. Inscribed lower right, “May 10” and below, “Rhamnus & Eubaea”. 232 x 318mm. No 1406 Town square with large 3-storey house and mosque dome. Inscribed lower right, “Egripos Eubaea May 12 42”. 185 x 245mm. No 1407 2 farm buildings in field with trees. Inscribed lower right, “May 11” and below, “At Kalamo, Attica”. 162 x 260mm. No 1408 Bay with village and sailing-boat, with mountains behind. Inscribed lower right, “May 11” and below, “Chalcis Eubaea”. 223 x 317mm. No 1409 Inscribed lower right, “Cave of Trophonius Lebadea”. 252 x 348mm. No 1410 Castle. Inscribed lower left, “12 May” and below, “At Chalcis”. 180 x 262mm. No 1411 Castle. Inscribed lower left, “Chalcis Eubaea May 12.42”. Pencil sketch with grey wash. 175 x 242mm. No 1412 Village with viaduct and mosque and mountains behind. Inscribed lower left, “12 May” and below, “Chalcis”. 222 x 317mm. No 1413 Castle beside water. Inscribed below, “Castle defending the Euripus Chalcis”. 228 x 317mm. No 1414 Ruined tower with mountains beyond. Inscribed lower left, “Old tower at Thebes May14 42”. 175 x 247mm. No 1415 Ruined tower. Inscribed below, “Nr Thebes”. On grey paper. 165 x 260mm. No 1416 A few houses and trees with mountains behind. Inscribed below, “Helicon from Orchomenos “. On grey paper. 165 x 262mm. No 1417 Large tree with figure standing beneath. Inscribed lower right, “Parnassus May 16 1842”. On grey paper. 212 x 174mm. No 1418 Inscribed lower left, “Monastery on Parnassus May 16 42” and below, “Convent of Jerusalem Parnassus”. 255 x 354mm. No 1419 Inscribed below, “Church in Monastery, Daphne nr Athens”. 257 x 177mm. No 1420 Inscribed below, “Monastery of Daphne nr Athens”. 195 x 140mm. No 1421 Inscribed below, “Convent of Jerusalem Parnassus”. On grey paper. 177 x 135mm. No 1422 Inscribed below, “at Delphi”. On grey paper. 260 x 180mm. No 1423 Inscribed lower right, “May 19 42” and below, “Castalian Hunt at Delphi”. On grey paper. 260 x 196mm. No 1424 Inscribed lower left, “Parnassus from the plain of Gravia May 20 42”. 174 x 240mm. No 1425 Inscribed below, “Delphi”. 182 x 265mm. No 1426 Inscribed lower left, “May 21” and below, “Tithoraea, Parnassus”. 232 x 319mm. No 1427 Inscribed below, “Helicon from Daulis”. On grey paper. 160 x 258mm. No 1428 Inscribed lower left, “Mosque at Libadia May 22. 42”. Graphite sketch. 223 x 145mm. No 1429 View of a plain, with rocks on right. No inscription. 145 x 226mm. No 1430 Inscribed below, “Plain of Plataea”. 145 x 261mm. No 1431 Erectheium, Athens. Inscribed lower right, “July 17”. 255 x 353mm. No 1432 Inscribed below, “Salamis, twilight”. On grey paper. 138 x 218mm. No 1433 Acropolis from Areopagus. No inscription. 227 x 316mm. No 1434 Inscribed below, “Propylaea”. On blue paper. 157 x 221mm. No 1435 Inscribed lower right, “Areopagus May 28/42”. On blue paper. 162 x 238mm. No 1436 Inscribed lower right, “May 5” and below, “Acropolis from Pnyx “. 230 x 318mm. No 1437 Inscribed below, “Theatre of Herodes Atticus, Athens”. 259 x 358mm. No 1438 Unfinished drawing. Inscribed lower right, “Megarpelion June 10 1842”. Graphite. 197 x 255mm. No 1439 Inscribed below, “Temple of Jupiter. Fountain of Callirhoe on the Ilissus” and lower right, “May 5”. 240 x 318mm. No 1440 Inscribed below, “View of Peloponesus from Kalamaki” and lower right, “June 4”. 192 x 318mm. No 1441 Ruined temple. Inscribed below, “Corinth”. 224 x 318mm. No 1442 Inscribed lower right, “Corinth June 5”. 130 x 172mm. No 1443 Inscribed lower right, “P I Trevelyan pineo 42” and below, “from Acrocorinthus”. Coloured chalk. 145 x 205mm. No 1444 Inscribed lower right, “June 6” and below, “Turkish Bath, Corinth”. 280 x 230mm. No 1445 Ruined temple. Inscribed below,”Nemaea”. 258 x 358mm. No 1446 Inscribed below, “Lake of Phonea, Morea”. 180 x 260mm. No 1447 Inscribed below, “Forest above Lake of Phonea”. 240 x 325mm. No 1448 Inscribed below, “Turkish house, Mosa”. 180 x 120mm. No 1449 Inscribed lower right, “June 9” and below, “In Convent of St George, Phonea”. 135 x 191mm. No 1450 Inscribed lower right, “Interior of the Acropolis”. Listed in the register as by H.W.Williams. Pen and sepia. 195 x 310mm. No 1451 Inscribed lower right, “Megaspelion June 11 1842”. 318 x 230mm. No 1452 Inscribed lower right, “June 42” and below, “Lake of Phonea”. 162 x 240mm. No 1453 Inscribed lower right, “Turkish house, Mosa June 8”. 165 x 248mm. No 1454 Inscribed lower right, “Forest on Mt. Khelmos, Morea”. 212 x 142mm. No 1455 Ruined temple on hill. Inscribed lower left, “June 15” and below, “Bassae”. 230 x 320mm. No 1456 Ruined house or palace. Inscribed lower right, “June 19” and below, “Messene”. 230 x 317mm. No 1457 Inscribed lower right, “Vulkano[i.e.Vourkano] June 16” and below, “view from Convent at Ithome”. 140 x 220mm. No 1458 Inscribed below, “Mt. Tikorome, Navarin Mt, Evan, Ithome” and “Convent on Ithome”, 140 x 220mm. No 1459 Ruin with figures in foreground. Inscribed lower right, “June 22” and below, “Sparta”. 120 x 162mm. No 1460 Ruin with water in foreground. Inscribed lower right, “June 22” and below, “Sparta”. 125 x 190mm. No 1461 Inscribed lower right, “Kephalrod[?] 21 June” and below, “Nr Argos”. 190 x 252mm. No 1462 Inscribed lower right, “June 25” and below, “Mycenae”. 320 x 230mm. No 1463 Inscribed lower right, “July 18”, lower right below, “outlined with Camera lucida by WCT” [i.e. Sir Walter C. Trevelyan] and below, “Areopagus”. 250 x 327mm. No 1464 Inscribed lower right below, “outlined with Camera lucida by WCT”[i.e. Sir Walter C. Trevelyan] and below, “Temple of Winds Athens”. 230 x 318mm. No 1465 Inscribed lower right, “June 2” and below, “Pentelicus from Athens”. 154 x 263mm. No 1466 Propylaea, Acropolis, Athens. [Not inscribed, except for “July 7” lower right, but listed in the register as Propylaea.] 255 x 353mm. No 1467 Inscribed lower right, “with Camera, Sunium July 1842”. Pencil drawing. 196 x 251mm. No 1468 Inscribed lower right, “July 4[?] and below, “Porta Raphti, Attica”. 202 x 315mm. No1469 Inscribed below, “Sunium”. 239 x 318mm. No 1470 Inscribed lower centre, “Temple of Jupiter”. 256 x 353mm. No 1471 Group of four columns. Inscribed lower right, “Sunium July5”. 191 x 183mm. No 1472 Inscribed lower right, “Sunium white line of breakers 5 July” and below, “Isle of St. George from Sunium”. 87 x 191mm. No 1473 Inscribed lower right, “Keratea July 6” and below, “Turkish fountain”. 182 x 260mm. No 1474 Inscribed below, “Areopagus, twilight”. 162 x 230mm. No 1475 Inscribed lower right, “10 July” and below, “Parthenon”. 258 x 372mm. No 1476 Inscribed lower left, “Koron July 14. 1842”. 113 x 225mm. No 1477 Inscribed lower right, “Navarino July 13 1842 PJT”[i.e. Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan]. 105 x 226mm. No 1478 Inscribed lower left, “Patra July 14 1842”. 155 x 220mm. No 1479 Inscribed lower right, “Off Trieste July[?]”. 164 x 238mm.
Producer name: Drawn by: Lady Pauline Trevelyan; Drawn by: Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams (1880,0911.1450 is identified in the Register as being by H.W. Williams)
School/style: British
Production date: 1842
Materials: paper
Technique: drawn
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Curator's comments: Sir Walter and Lady Trevelyan experimented with the camera lucida while travelling in Greece and the inscriptions indicate some of these drawings were probably made using the device. 1880,0911.1450, a view of the interior of the Acropolis, is identified in the Register as being by H.W. Williams (d. 1829). A later note says this drawing was in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities for some years, before being returned to the Print Room in October 1956.
Bibliographic references: Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (1)
Location: Not on display
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Corfu; Topographic representation of: Athens; Topographic representation of: Halkida; Topographic representation of: Thebes (historic - Greece); Topographic representation of: Mount Parnassus; Topographic representation of: Delphi (historic - city); Topographic representation of: Corinth; Topographic representation of: Sparta (Greece)
Acquisition name: Transferred from: British Library (Map Department)
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Calverley Trevelyan
Acquisition date: 1880
Acquisition notes: Bequeathed to the British Museum in 1879 and initially placed in the Map Library
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1880,0911.1384-1479

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