Artwork
Pegwell Bay
Pegwell Bay is a drawing by the Romanticist artist James Ward. It dates from 1818 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Pegwell Bay is a drawing that served as a preparatory study for a later oil painting. It depicts a village scene with various buildings and a street.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing shows a quaint village with buildings in different states of repair. A large building with a prominent chimney dominates the foreground, accompanied by a smaller structure that may be a shop or market stall.
Technique & Style
The drawing exhibits a high level of detail, capturing textures and nuances of the scene. The background is rendered in a soft, hazy gray, creating a sense of depth and atmosphere.
History & Provenance
The drawing is linked to an oil painting of the same subject, dated to either 1816 or 1818, as inscribed on a label attached to the back of the finished work. A sketch on the reverse of the drawing shows the bay with a fenced cliff top.
Artist & collection
Cottage at Scalby, nr. Scarborough
At Otford, Kent
Provins (Seine et Marne)
A village street
Church and houses at Conway
Topographical drawings
Preparatory study for a drawing of Peterborough House and Westminster Abbey
Houses in a village street
Cottages
Middleham Street and Castle
A Cottage at Dorking in Surrey
Street scene