Travelers on the Sands near Redcar

Provenance

Probably Lord Cavendish. Captain Charles Meeking, London, 1880s.[1] (sale, Thierry de Maigret, 17 March 2004, no. 20). (Thomas Agnew & Sons, London); purchased 2007 by NGA. [1] The first two owners here depend on the identification of this watercolor as the _Holkar Sands_ exhibited in 1834 at the Old Watercolor Society (see Hammond Smith, _Peter DeWint, 1784 - 1849_, London, 1982: 133, and dealer notes in file).

Travelers on the Sands near Redcar

De Wint, Peter

1838

Accession Number

2007.28.1

Medium

watercolor with gouache over graphite with scratching out

Dimensions

overall: 49.1 x 71.4 cm (19 5/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dian Woodner