drawing
- Museum number
- 1904,0819.34
- Description
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NE corner of the terrace at Windsor Castle, with a view of the comet (or meteor) of 18 August, 1783 in three aspects; the view overlooks the flat and wooded landscape. 1783
Watercolour
- Production date
- 1783
- Dimensions
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Height: 285 millimetres
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Width: 460 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- One of a group of topographical drawings and designs for buildings. The finished drawing was engraved in aquatint by Paul Sandby and published Oct. 1783 as 'The Meteor of Aug. 18, 1783....'. For an impression of the print, see 1865,0610.1253.
See Roberts cat. no. 18 and Oppé 53 for a discussion of the attribution of this and related drawings. According to Oppé, the pencil attribution on this is by William Sandby.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1973, London, Tate Gallery, 'Landscape in Britain c.1750-1850', no.74
2007/8 Oct-Jan, Gent, Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, 'British Vision:...'
- Acquisition date
- 1904
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1904,0819.34
