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One of the great champions of watercolor painting during the first half of the 19th century, David Cox is most celebrated for his atmospheric landscapes that convey a sense of movement and light as affected by nature. Here, translucent streaks of blue and gray in the sky suggest movement among the clouds, and small dashes of color throughout the foreground trees create a sense of rustling vegetation. Reflections on the river’s surface shimmer with light.
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Document identity
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163796
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On the Thames
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drawing
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163796
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drawing
title
On the Thames
description
One of the great champions of watercolor painting during the first half of the 19th century, David Cox is most celebrated for his atmospheric landscapes that convey a sense of movement and light as affected by nature. Here, translucent streaks of blue and gray in the sky suggest movement among the clouds, and small dashes of color throughout the foreground trees create a sense of rustling vegetation. Reflections on the river’s surface shimmer with light.
date
c. 1827–29
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79990430
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5714
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Drawing
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import
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Sheet: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
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England, 19th century
accession
2005.201
Source extras
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watercolor with graphite and scraping
tombstone
On the Thames, c. 1827–29. David Cox (British, 1783–1859). Watercolor with graphite and scraping; sheet: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.201
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off-white wove paper
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DR - British
didYouKnow
David Cox began his career as a painter of theatrical scenery in his native Birmingham.
citations
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. "Quintessentially British".<em> Cleveland Art </em>(July/August 2007): 8-11.
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Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 8-11
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. <em>British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 70-72, 144, no. 22a; Reproduced: p. 71
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Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art
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2026-05-29 08:30:56.453000
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163796
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Drawings
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DR - British
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watercolor with graphite and scraping
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male
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