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.

Object Details

ID: PAD0435
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
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