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German, 'A Rustic House by the Sea', 1843

Key facts
Full title A Rustic House by the Sea
Artist German
Date made 1843
Medium and support Pencil and oil on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions 21 × 28.5 cm
Inscription summary Dated and inscribed
Acquisition credit The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
Inventory number L793
Location On loan: Gere Collection Paintings to the Ashmolean (2024 - 2026), The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford, UK
Image copyright The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
Collection Main Collection
A Rustic House by the Sea
German

The rustic and asymmetrical stone house is set high on a rocky hill overlooking a distant domed church and bell tower at right, perhaps a monastery, and the blue sea beyond. A cross hanging on the closed door at right and the two cloaked figures sketched in pencil huddled in front of it, suggest that this may be a charitable shelter, perhaps for pilgrims making their way to Rome.

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