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Poole from Branksea Island

Poole from Branksea Island
 1884

Medium
etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Brigadier W.E. Clark, 1957
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching
Measurements
5.4 × 9.7 cm (image and plate) 10.0 × 16.3 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hardie 196; Strange 20
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: Potts Pier / Branksey / Aug 1884
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Frank Short [NOTES: Hardie records the inscription as 'Petts Pier', while Strange records it as 'Pells Pier'. I believe it is 'Potts Pier', as there is an old pier on Branksey (Branksea) Island called Potters Pier that has the outlook described by Hardie.]
Accession Number
1383.126A-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Brigadier W.E. Clark, 1957
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
Brownsea Island (island) inlets piers (marine landings) Poole (inhabited place) Poole Harbour (harbour) townscapes (representations) United Kingdom (nation)

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