© Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery
Prospect of Worcester from the East
Artist: English School
Location: Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery
Date: circa 1750
Materials: oil on canvas laid on panel
Dimensions: 94 x 152 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £11,490 (Total: £72,000)
Vendor: Lane Fine Art
Review number: 3458 (1989)
Description:
This picture combines a charming depiction of 18th century farming activity - labourers cutting corn, raking, making a haystack, shooting partridge - with a strikingly accurate view of the cathedral and city of Worcester. The Malvern Hills are in the distance and shipping can be seen on the River Severn.
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