"A rainbow on a dark cloud falling precisely behind the tower of a neighboring church" [art original]
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Description
- Title
- "A rainbow on a dark cloud falling precisely behind the tower of a neighboring church" [art original]
- Creator
- Cronin, David Edward, 1839-1925, artist
- Published / Created
- [1885]
- Publication Place
- New York?
- Abstract
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A view of a church steeple rising above a lush stand of trees in the foreground and middle distance, the arc of a rainbow directly behind the cross at its top and across the width of the drawing; with dark clouds above. On the hills on the right a tower and on the left the buildings of Claremont
- Description
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Title written below image, from a quotation from Horace Walpole's letter to George Montagu, written in May, 1763: We walked to the Belvidere on the summit of the hill, where a theatrical storm only served to heighten the beauty of the landscape, a rainbow on a dark cloud falling precisely behind the tower of a neighbouring church, between another tower and the building at Claremont.
Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image.
Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period.
Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 84.
Bound in as page 112 in volume 4 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884. - Provenance
- Borden Sale, American Art Gallery, 17-19 February 1913, lot 812. Rains Galleries, New York, NY, 27 November 1935 (W.D. Breaker sale), lot 688, bought in by Breaker. Purchased from William D. Breaker (through G.A. Baker) by W.S. Lewis, 1939.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : image 25.6 x 18 cm, on sheet 38.5 x 28 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 225 884S Copy 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Views
Watercolors American 19th century - Material
- watercolor ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Steeples
Rainbows - Subjects
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Steeples
Rainbows
American > 19th century
Borden, Matthew C. D. (Matthew Chaloner Durfee), 1842-1912 > Ownership
Breaker, William D. > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- David Edward Cronin, "A Rainbow on a Dark Cloud Falling Precisely Behind the Tower of a Neighboring Church". The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13690324
- Object ID (OID)
- 16704363
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