Collection
Samuel Hieronymous Grimm
(Switzerland, England 1733–1794)
- Title
- View near Canterbury
- Year
- 1770
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- pen and ink, grey and brown wash
- Dimensions
-
20.0 x 28.0cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., "S.H. Grimm...1770".
- Credit
- Purchased 1961
- Accession number
- WB1.1961
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Grimm was a Swiss artist who settled in Britain in 1768, becoming one of the most delightful topographers working there in the late 18th century. He was admired by collectors for his 'tinted' drawing style and spent much of his time moving from shire to shire making views of country houses and estates. His staffage provide a light-hearted or humorous element to his compositions, such as the gentleman here dropping fruit into the apron of his companion.
- Exhibition history (1)
-
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1961, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Apr 1962–25 May 1962
