Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
British Watercolors |
Catalog Number |
2000.026.016 |
Title |
The Day's Catch |
Artist |
Mogford, John |
Object Name |
painting |
Date |
c. 1886 |
Description |
The Day's Catch An original watercolor depicting several women preparing freshly caught fish on a rocky beach. |
Provenance |
Purchased as part of the British watercolors collection 1966 / 67, in memory of Gloria Dougherty, Dorothy Logan, and Lilian Ross. John Mogford (1821-1885) was an English landscape painter. Mogford's background was in Devon. He studied at the Somerset House Government School of Design, and then exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Institution and Suffolk Street Gallery. He lived in Hampstead, and became a member of the Institute of Painters in Watercolours, where he was known for his Cornish landscapes. Mogford taught at the Maddox Street art school, where his pupils included Emily Mary Osborn. He married a daughter of Francis Danby. |
Medium |
watercolor on paper |
Dimensions |
H-12.25 W-20.25 inches |
Catalog date |
2000-02-13 |