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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Gerard Van Edema painted Mount Edgcumbe Estate several times, usually incorporating marine views of the adjacent River Tamar. In the upper half of this composition Mount Edgcumbe House dominates the hillside and the village of Cremyll on the shore. Meanwhile, the estuary below provides an intriguing hive of marine activity. Among the variety of boats, many appear filled with figures and are heading toward the village. A crowd of people is gathered on the beach where a gilt-edged coach has arrived. Edema demonstrates at once the strategic position of the estate and the social standing of the Mount Edgcumbe family. | Subjects: | marine; landscape; place (Mount Edgcumbe and Cremyll Cornwall); buildings and gardens | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Edema, Gerard Van (Dutch painter, ca.1652-ca.1700) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8607... | Go to resource |
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