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The Gates to a Garden or Cemetery
The cypress trees seen beyond the gates and wall suggest that this may be a cemetery. Wyllie’s mother, Katherine, died at Wimereux, France in 1872, and it is tempting to surmise that the sketch may depict the cemetery at nearby Wimille where she was buried.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD0435 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyllie, William Lionel |
| Date made: | Probably late 1860-70s |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | 251 mm x 151 mm |