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1) Study at Hampstead; 2) Evening at Hendon

Arthur Boyd Houghton, 1836–1875

The Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Preston

1) Study of a sunset sky across a field bordered with trees in Hampstead; 2) Study of a sunset seen through trees in autumn foliage. A bonfire can be seen in the middle distance, the smoke of which mingles in the sky. One of two gifts presented to Harris and Tate by Miss Burlison through the Art Fund in 1928.

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Title of artwork, date

1) Study at Hampstead; 2) Evening at Hendon, 1836–1875

Date supported

1928

Medium and material

Watercolour

Dimensions

1) Dims, 23.5 x 15 cm. 2) Dims, 24.5 x 17 cm

Gifted by

Frances Burlison

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