I. DUVIVIER (1758-1832), Okehampton Castle bei... Lot 191
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I. DUVIVIER (1758-1832), Okehampton Castle bei Devon, Watercolor
Ignace Duvivier (1758 Rians (Var) / Marseille - 1832 Paris): Okehampton Castle bei Devon, 19th century, Watercolor
Technique:
Watercolor and Pen drawing on Paper, mounted on Paper
Inscription:
At the lower part inscribed by the artist's hand: "Le chateau d’Okenhampton, situé dans le centre de la comté de Devon que a eté continuelement en la possession de la maison de Courtenage Comte de Devonshire, jusqu‘ à ce que Edouard IV s’en [?] cette famille etait restée atachée à la branche royale de Lancaster. Lorsque Henri VII monta au thrône d’Angleterre, ce chateau fut restitueé aux Courtenages, mais quand Henri Courtenage fut mit a mort pour Crime de [?], ce chateau fut [?] confisqué au profit de la couronne et son fils heridetaire y fut même mit en prison pour céla jusque [?] a la reine Marie [?] fit sortir et le restitua dans ses dignitées et tres biens de les ancêtres.". numbered: "95.", "39)" und "15".
Date:
19th century
Description:
View of the ruins of the Norman castle north of Dartmoor in Devon, which has towered over the West Okement River since the 11th century. However, the remains of the fortress still visible today date from the 14th century. Duvivier shows us the ruins in a landscape enlivened by lively rural life. (Later, in the 19th century, artists such as William Turner and Samuel John Birch used the ruin as a motif in some of their works).
Provenance:
Sammlung Ritter von Pfeiffer, Wien; Boerner, Leipzig, 1914
Keywords:
Castle, Ruin, River, England, Great Britain, Landscape, Watercolour, Drawing, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, United Kingdom,
Size:
Paper: 25,2 cm x 41,5 cm (9,9 x 16,3 in)
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