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Source Description
Shown in a market area of Manchester known as "Smithy Door." Throngs of shoppers and hawkers mill about food stands. The surrounding buildings are primarily of half-timber construction. On one shop at the right is a sign: PETER ECKERSLEY/Late/DAWSON/Importers of Linens...At the left is a store displaying dishes in its window and next to it is a shop identified as: CRASTON SHOE MAKER. Seen in the background is the early 15th-century tower of the collegiate church of Manchester, which was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1847. In the City Art Gallery, Manchester, is an undated lithograph of "Smithy Door" by H. G. James (inv. 1947.340).
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Document identity
localId
39215
label
Market Scene
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obj
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drawing
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3
Source metadata
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39215
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Market Scene
description
Shown in a market area of Manchester known as "Smithy Door." Throngs of shoppers and hawkers mill about food stands. The surrounding buildings are primarily of half-timber construction. On one shop at the right is a sign: PETER ECKERSLEY/Late/DAWSON/Importers of Linens...At the left is a store displaying dishes in its window and next to it is a shop identified as: CRASTON SHOE MAKER. Seen in the background is the early 15th-century tower of the collegiate church of Manchester, which was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1847. In the City Art Gallery, Manchester, is an undated lithograph of "Smithy Door" by H. G. James (inv. 1947.340).
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1832
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
76
height
62.8
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 29 15/16 × 24 3/4 in. (76 × 62.8 cm)Framed: H: 39 7/8 × W: 34 7/8 × D: 3 1/2 in. (101.3 × 88.6 × 8.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] lower left: GWA 1832
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oil on canvas
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3969
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EAN
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none
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