The Lock
The Lock

Currently not on view

The Lock,

1920

William Palmer Robins, British, 1882–1959
x1948-231

Information

Title
The Lock
Dates

1920

Maker
William Palmer Robins
Medium

Recto: Watercolor
Verso: Graphite

Dimensions

25 x 33.9 cm. (9 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895

Object Number
x1948-231
Signatures

Signed and dated, lower right: W.P. Robins 1920

Inscription

Titled, lower left: The Lock

Culture
British
Type
drawings
Materials
paper (fiber product), watercolor, graphite
Subject
figures (representations), trees, fishing, landscapes (representations), water, locks (hydraulic structures)

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