Artwork
Watercolour drawing by the Grieve family, showing a country scene, near Minster, Kent
Watercolour drawing by the Grieve family, showing a country scene, near Minster, Kent is a drawing by Grieve. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Overview
This watercolour drawing depicts a serene country scene near Minster, Kent, created by the Grieve family in the early 19th century.
Subject & Meaning
The scene is set near Minster-in-Thanet, a village in northeast Kent, as indicated by an inscription on the reverse of the drawing.
Technique & Style
The Grieve family, known for their scene painting for London theatres, produced this work using watercolour, a medium that allowed for detailed and realistic representations.
History & Provenance
The drawing is part of a collection donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum by a descendant of Thomas Walford Grieve, a member of the family.
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Artist & collection
Artist
This bundle gathers delicate early 19th-century watercolours by the Grieve family, mostly of quiet corners in Kent and along the Thames.
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