Drum Castle

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drum Castle

Entry/Object ID

SS.64.423

Description

Watercolor view in blue, green and brown of the west of Drum Castle, Scotland: signed in lower right "A.M.F.I. Drum. Octo. 1857;" written in ink on back "Washington Irving" (but not a signature); on paper glued to wooden board written "Sketch, done of the ______of_____ from/the West Sept. 29/Anna M. Forbes Irvine.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Paper, Wood, Watercolor, paper, wood

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Anna Margaretta Forbes Irvine

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1857

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

9-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Watercolor stained on 3 borders.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Drum Castle

Person or Organization

Drum Castle

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Anna Margaretta Forbes Irvine's surviving works reveal her to be a skilled artist deserving of more recognition outside her home county. Her sketchbook of the Scottish countryside and her later views of her home, Drum Castle, display a mastery of lighting and an eye for unusual compositions. More examples of her work can be found in the National Trust of Scotland's collection at Drum Castle and inthe fifth volume of the famous work by MacGibbon and Ross, The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland (1892). [Jessa Krick, 8/26/2020]. P. 1114, Sealantic Fund Inventory

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial