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Martyn Gregory Gallery
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EDWARD DAYES (1763-1803)
English School, England (18 Century )
Castle Acre Priory Church, Norfolk
( England
1791
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Medium
pencil and watercolour
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Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Signed and dated in ink beneath image on original mount 'Edward Dayes 1791'. Inscribed and dated verso in ink 'The Wt. entrance of Castle Acre Priory Church / - Norfolk / Sketchd. 1791'
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Dimensions
8.00inch wide
5.00inch high
(20.32 cm wide 12.70 cm high)
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Description / Expertise
A skilful and versatile draughtsman, Dayes exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1786 until his death. His many pupils included Thomas Girtin (with whom he fell out), and his work also influenced the early topographical watercolours of J.M.W. Turner.
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