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Retirement (© Museum of Reading)
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© Museum of Reading

Retirement

Artist: William Havell (1782 - 1857)

Location: Museum of Reading

Date: 1805

Materials: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 43 x 57 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,500 (Total: £6,000)

Vendor: Mrs E Knight

Review number: 3523 (1990)

Provenance:
Mrs Betty Knight.

Description:
This picture is probably inspired by William Cowper's poem 'Retirement', written in 1781.

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