View of Derwentwater, Cumbria

View of Derwentwater, Cumbria

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Peter de Wint (1784-1849)
View of Derwentwater, Cumbria

Watercolour over pencil
29.9 by 46.2 cm., 11 ¾ by 18 in.

This is a view looking south down Derwentwater from Castlerigg with Walla Crag to the left and Maiden Moor.

De Wint was a frequent visitor to the Lake District in the 1830s and 1840s. He often stayed with the Howard family at Levens Hall and the Lonsdales at Lowther Castle.