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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
Thomas Girtin, c. 1797–1799
A mass of rock, with grass in the foreground, rises upwards against a stormy sky with dark clouds. Stone steps mount to a gateway in the ruins of an old castle against which leans a man. Two cows graze in the centre, and, far below, we glimpse the sea. One of twenty seven gifts to seven museums by A E Anderson through the Art Fund between 1922 and 1938. Also known as The Rocking Stone.
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Title of artwork, date
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, c. 1797–1799
Date supported
1928
Medium and material
Watercolour, gouache & pencil on paper
Dimensions
55 x 45 cm
Gifted by
A E Anderson
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