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TITLE: The Mooring ACCESSION # 2000.001.1

ARTIST: Daniel Fowler R.C.A., O.S.A. (1810-1894)

Daniel Fowler was born in Kent, England in 1810 and later began trainin as an artist in London with watercolourist J.D. Harding (BIO

  • For information on the RCA and the OSA, see the "History of OSA & RCA" file

DATE OF ARTWORK: 1875

  • For information on Historical Canadian Art, see the "Historical Canadian Art" file.

OBJECT TYPE: Painting, Watercolour

PHOTO: Yes

HEIGHT: 29.3 cm WIDTH: 52.5 cm

LOCATION: Wilson Reading Room in Kerr House, Traill College

  • For a map of the art pieces in the Wilson Reading Room see the "Wilson Reading Room" file.

DESCRIPTION: Painting of some posts sticking out of the ocean. Colours used: blues, browns, red. Glazed, triple matted, light brown over dark brown, over gold gilt, frame is gold painted wood. Bag attached to back of frame with security hardware inside

VALUE: Unknown

OTHER WORKS IN THE TUAC BY THIS ARTIST: None

  • For information on how Trent acquired these work see the "History of the Goodman Collection" file

OTHER RESOURCES AT TRENT UNIVERSITY ABOUT THIS ARTIST: none available

WORKS BY THIS ARTIST IN OTHER CANADIAN COLLECTIONS:

University Of Lethbridge

http://home.uleth.ca/sfa-gal/collections/Historical/BSmith.html

Art Gallery of Hamilton

http://www.artgalleryofhamilton.on.ca/edu/singArt.asp?artID=5

Museum London

LINKS:

    • For more information on Daniel Fowler :
    • For more information on Historical Canadian Art: