Evening Concert in a Park | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.147
People: Attributed to Peter De Wint, British (Stone, England 1784 - 1849 London, England)
Title: Evening Concert in a Park
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Fireworks at Vauxhall Gardens
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1810
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/295232

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper

Dimensions

24.2 x 35.5 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: verso, upper left, brown ink: Tuesday August 7th 1810
inscription: verso, center, graphite: 14 x 9 1/4 [partially erased]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.147

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.147
Division: European and American Art
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Publication History

Winslow Ames, Drawings: Fourth Anniversary Exhibition, exh. cat., Lyman Allen Museum (New London, CT, 1936), cat. no. 171 [entitled: "Fireworks at Vauxhall Gardens"]

Exhibition History

Fourth Anniversary Exhibition; Drawings, Lyman Allen Museum, New London, 03/02/1936 - 04/15/1936

Verification Level

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1979.147: Evening Concert in a Park