on the Thames at Twickenham
on the Thames at Twickenham
On the Thames at TwickenhamSigned lower right: Twickenham/J LinnellBlack and white chalk on grey paper16.1 by 25.1 cm., 6 ¼ by 9 ¾ in.Provenance:By descent in the family of the artist;With Martyn Gregory Gallery, London;Private collection, LondonThe young Linnell was introduced to John Varley who encouraged him to draw directly from nature. He went sketching along the Thames with other young artists he had met at Varley's house such as William Henry Hunt, Turner of Oxford, William Mulready and Varley's younger brother Cornelius.){kind=link}
John Linnell (1792-1882)
On the Thames at Twickenham
Signed lower right: Twickenham/J Linnell
Black and white chalk on grey paper
16.1 by 25.1 cm., 6 ¼ by 9 ¾ in.
Provenance:
By descent in the family of the artist;
With Martyn Gregory Gallery, London;
Private collection, London
The young Linnell was introduced to John Varley who encouraged him to draw directly from nature. He went sketching along the Thames with other young artists he had met at Varley's house such as William Henry Hunt, Turner of Oxford, William Mulready and Varley's younger brother Cornelius.