Barren Coast and Slight Storm, 1794, Graphite, brush and black and gray wash, Sheet: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm), Drawings, John Glover (British, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester 1767–1849 Launceston, Tasmania), Made when Glover was in his twenties and working as a drawing master in Lichfield, Staffordshire, this drawing demonstrates his early skill. When the Old Watercolour Society was established he moved to London, and his contributions to the group's first exhibition in 1806 prompted Rudolph Ackermann to remark that these, “at once raised his reputation to its greatest height
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Barren Coast, Slight Storm, 1794, Graphite, brush, black, gray wash, Sheet, 10 x 14, 25.4 35.6 cm, Drawings, John Glover, British, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester, 1767–1849, Launceston, Tasmania, Glover, twenties, working, drawing master, Lichfield, Staffordshire, demonstrates, early skill, Old Watercolour Society, established, moved, London, contributions, group, first exhibition, 1806 prompted, Rudolph, Ackermann, remark, raised, reputation, greatest height
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