Joseph Wright
1734-1797
Butter Mere
13 15/16 x 19 7/8 inches (354 x 503 mm)
Pencil on paper.
2009.415
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from pencil inscription at head of sheet.
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption title inscribed in pencil at head: Butter Mere; elements of the composition variously labelled by the artist: old oaks, grass, green, sand, etc.; legend at upper left identifies the peaks and hills depicted: Honeyster (Honister?), Hay Rig, Hay Crag, Great Gavel.
Summary
Lake scene with hills and a cottage behind two trees (labelled "old oaks") in foreground at left.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
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