Church near Ladye Place
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Church near Ladye Place is a 1940 watercolor by Philip Hussey, depicting Church Building, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a small church with a simple tower and a cross on top. The building has a pointed roof, a single arched doorway, and a tall window above it. A lone figure in a long coat stands outside, near a low white fence and some bushes. The artist used soft watercolors to capture the quiet light and shadows. The church looks old but clean, with a gentle slope leading up to the entrance. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
Church near Ladye Place is a watercolour by Hussey, signed and dated 1940, depicting a church with carved round arches framing the entrance and a window above. The work was created as part of the 'Recording Britain' project, a wartime initiative led by Sir Kenneth Clark to document the changing face of Britain during the Second World War. The scheme employed artists to record buildings, landscapes, and places that reflected national identity, focusing primarily on England. This watercolour captures a view of a church associated with Ladye Place, a now-lost mansion in the parish of Hurley.
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Philip Hussey (1713–1783), was an Irish portrait-painter. Hussey was born at Cloyne, in the county of Cork and his career began as a sailor. He was shipwrecked three times. He drew the figureheads and stern ornaments of…
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