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Chepstow (© Courtesy of Sotheby's)
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© Courtesy of Sotheby's

Chepstow

Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)

Location: Chepstow Museum

Date: circa 1780

Materials: pen & ink & watercolour over pencil

Dimensions: 14.6 x 42.2cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £214 (Total: £2,952)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 5844 (2006)

Provenance:
C H Hawkins; Sir Bruce Ingham; Michael Ingham.

Description:
This view of Chepstow is captured from the Gloucestershire side of the River Wye. It features shipping in the port and shipbuilding on the riverbank in the foreground. The church and town are shown on the hill above, and the castle and bridge on the far right of the picture.

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