Castle Rising from Babingley, Norfolk

Peter de Wint (1784-1849)
Castle Rising from Babingley, Norfolk

Watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour
47 by 84.5 cm., 18 1/2 by 33 1/4 in.

Provenance:
The Artist's studio sale, Christie's, 23rd May 1850, lot 206, bt. Weathered;
William St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton (1856-1942);
By descent until gifted to the present owner

Literature:
Cyril Fry, Peter de Wint (1784-1849) - Bicentenary Loan Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, 1984, no.39

Exhibited:
London, Fry Gallery, Peter de Wint - Bicentenary Loan Exhibition, 12th to 30th November 1984, no.39;
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Peter de Wint - Bicentenary Loan Exhibition, 15th December 1984 to 13th January 1985, no.39

The figure with the gun lower right is the Hon. Fulke Greville Howard, an important patron of de Wint. A drawing of Howard in this pose was in the Pryor collection.
see Pryor letter