Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding
Lake Como
1830-1850
Physical Qualities
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on paper, Sheet: 171 x 246 mm. (6 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Beverley Riggs
Object Number
2004.20
The date of this work is a mystery since Fielding never traveled to Italy to see Lake Como for himself. It is likely that he based this scene on an as-yet-undiscovered watercolor by another artist. He may even have used a print as the model since copying prints by contemporaries was a common practice.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2004; John Beverley Riggs, Wilmington, Delaware; purchased from McMullens, 1961. George W. Riggs (1813-1881).
Ann Shafer, BMA, "Taking in the View: English Watercolors and Prints," 27 August - 7 December 2008.
Inscribed: RECTO: BRC: "Copley Fielding"; VERSO: [mounted to board].
