Full Record |
| Title |
Cottages |
| Collection |
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle |
| Artist |
Jarry, Joseph (French printmaker act. early 19th c.) |
| Date |
1862 (dated) |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
Joseph Jarry probably made this oil sketch near Avignon, where he worked in the nineteenth century. He drew pictures of the town and was also a watercolourist. |
| Current Accession Number |
B.M.746 |
| Inscription |
front ll 'I. Jarry / 1862' |
| Subject |
landscape; figure |
| Measurements |
16 x 21.5 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on panel |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. |
| Notes |
The Musee Calvet in Avignon, contacted in July 2006, has no documents on Jarry.The signature is noted in the museum's file as being 'I.Jarry', when it should logically be 'J.Jarry', but close inspection of the painting reveals that it is illegible to the naked eye. |
| Rights Owner |
The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham |
| Author |
Dr Maylis Hopewell-Curie |
