Watercolour drawing by the Grieve family, showing the beach at Kingsgate, Kent

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Watercolour drawing by the Grieve family, showing the beach at Kingsgate, Kent is a 1850 by Grieve, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Grieve
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This watercolor shows the beach at Kingsgate, Kent, drawn by the Grieve family in the early 1800s. The Grieves were a family of theater scene painters, and this work is part of a collection they made of local landscapes. The V&A has a set of these Kent drawings, donated by the family. They’re quiet, detailed scenes, not meant for the stage. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of their collection.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour drawing by the Grieve family depicts a boat on the beach at Kingsgate, Kent. The scene shows the vessel drawn up beneath a sand dune topped with foliage and a fence. The drawing is inscribed "Kings Gate" on its reverse. It was part of a collection of Kent and South of England landscapes created from life, later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum by John Walford Grieve.

Read the full account in the museum source.