Ink and watercolour on paper
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La Rochelle
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
adults
architecture
cart
church
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
custom house
figure
France
people
places
public and municipal
religious
Rochelle, La, Motte-Rouge, Saint-Nicolas
society
square
townscapes / man-made features
transport: land
paper unique ink watercolour
La Rochelle
support: 295 × 448 mm
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
<p><b>N04335</b> LA ROCHELLE <i>c.</i> 1923</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘Henry Rushbury’ b.c., ‘Entrepote [<i>sic</i>] Reel des Douane’ b.r. vertically and
<br/>‘No 7 17 1/2×11 3/4 25×19’ b.r.
<br/>Pen and sepia wash, 11 5/8×17 5/8 (29·5×45).
<br/>Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday 1927.
<br/><i>Coll:</i> As for <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/rushbury-repairing-the-sail-n04333" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N04333</span></a>.</p>
<p>Drawn <i>c.</i> 1923 at La Rochelle, this shows the square Motte-Rouge formerly called Place Saint-Nicolas after the name of the church of Saint-Nicolas which appears on the right of the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a>. This church was begun after the siege of 1628 and completed by 1654. In May 1887 it was deconsecrated and became a customs house, being used as such for many years until taken over recently by a co-operative society. In the middle distance may be seen one of the customs barriers and on the left the remains of ancient fortifications which once surrounded the district of Saint-Nicolas and which have now disappeared since the extensive rebuilding of the area after the damage caused by the 1939–45 War. Above the houses in the background to the left rises the tower of the church of Saint-Sauveur.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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Catalogue entry
2004-10-06T00:00:00
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CATALOGUE_ENTRY
adults architecture cart church cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents custom house figure France people places public and municipal religious Rochelle, La, Motte-Rouge, Saint-Nicolas society square townscapes / man-made features transport: land