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Study of an antique armchair

David Cox British
1849
Not on view
During the 1830s Cox began to represent historic interiors at Haddon Hall, Hardwick Hall, Bolsover Castle and Chatsworth, all in Derbyshire, and extends that interest here. This drawing of a massive, early British chair demonstrates the expressive potential of historic objects and likely was made during one of the artist's annual visits to the Welsh village of Betws-y-coed, where he stayed at the Royal Oak Hotel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study of an antique armchair
  • Artist: David Cox (British, Birmingham 1783–1859 Harborne, near Birmingham)
  • Date: 1849
  • Medium: Watercolor
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (18.7 × 13.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of James David Draper, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.606
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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