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Watercolour - But O For the Touch of a Vanished Hand

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1890P86
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1888 - 1888

Maker Information

Artist:Walter Langley - View biography for Walter Langley

Notes

In 1882, Langley settled in Newlyn, Cornwall. The subjects of his paintings were typically Cornish fishermen and their families. The title is taken from the Tennyson poem 'Break Break Break'.

Purchased from Birmingham Art Circle, 1890.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:Genre
Medium:Watercolour with scraping on Whatman paper.
Material(s):Watercolour

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Dimensions

Height:673 mm
Width:955 mm