On the Tavy
A simple painting, this work by Widgery gives a basic landscape view of the River Tavy in the Dartmoor area. Coincidentally, his son Frederick John Widgery would also depict this same topic later in his life using watercolours, preserving the integrity of the area.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 46/1922/2
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- On the Tavy
- Simple Name
- painting
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- William
- Production Person Surname
- Widgery
- Production Year Low
- 1850
- Production Year High
- 1893