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The Undercliff

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Date

1828

Artist

Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828)

Collection

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Description

Poignantly, Bonington's mother wrote on the back of this painting, “August 6th and 7th 1828. The last drawing made by our dear son about prior to his fatal dissolution. Never to be parted with, E. Bonington.”
There is a good deal of activity upon the beach; it has been suggested that the people here are engaged in smuggling, a common trade between England and France at that time. The crouched figure sitting upon the beach adjacent to the artist's signature may well be Bonington himself. (Cambridge 2002).

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image © Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Location

The Undercliff, St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight, England

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Cliffs
Beaches
Coasts

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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