Samuel Smith, A roundel with a view from a cave

A roundel with a view from a cave, 1831 or later

Samuel Smith (fl. 1800 - fl. 1840)

RA Collection: Art

A monochrome watercolour roundel showing two figures looking out of the entrance to a cave. In the background is a hill with a ruined castle. The style, subject matter, colouring and shape of this drawing suggest that it was intended as a design for porcelain. Samuel Smith was a porcelain painter who worked for the company of Flight, Barr and Barr in Worcester. John Homes Smith and his son John Halphead Smith who collected these drawings also worked as porcelain painters and it is almost certain that they knew, or were perhaps related to, Samuel Smith.

Object details

Title
A roundel with a view from a cave
Artist/designer
Samuel Smith (fl. 1800 - fl. 1840)
Date
1831 or later
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Monochrome (greenish black) watercolour on cream wove paper
Dimensions

141 cm x 145 cm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
02/720
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Gilbert Bakewell Stretton 1949
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