Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Waterfall near Haliyal with Johnson sketching in the foreground.--Artist: Johnson, John (c.1769-1846) Medium: Watercolour Date: 1801

f.32 Waterfall near Haliyal with Johnson sketching in the foreground.

f.32 Waterfall near Haliyal with Johnson sketching in the foreground.

Water-colour painting of a waterfall near Halyial with an artist sketching in the foreground. The drawing is inscribed: 'Waterfall in Soonda of the Purwar River, about 4 miles S. W. of Hullyhall taken in the dryest season. Coln Johnson was at Hully Hull 180l. This picture is said to represent himself.' This image is from a sketch-book of 36 drawings depicting scenes chiefly in West India and Mysore, c. 1795-1801.

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