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Haws Water from the Neck, near Shap Westmoreland

Topographical Sketch
October 4, 1779 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of 42 assorted topographical and landscape studies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Haws Water from the Neck, near Shap Westmoreland (assigned by artist)
  • View of Hawes Water, Westmorland, looking south from the delta of Measandbeck (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Drawing, Haws Water from the Neck, near Shap Westmoreland, by Christopher Machell, 1779
Physical description
One of 42 assorted topographical and landscape studies.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.375in
  • Width: 22.75in
Credit line
Given by Lady Valda Machell
Object history
Christopher Machell. View of Hawes Water, Westmorland, looking south from the delta (now submerged) of Measandbeck. On the back a slight pencil sketch of a gateway.
One of 42 assorted drawings made in Britain, 1770s-1780s.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.350-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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