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The Church and Village of Grasmere, with Helm Crag Beyond

Drawing
first half 19th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A watercolour depicting a view of the church and village of Grasmere with Helm Crag visible beyond.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Church and Village of Grasmere, with Helm Crag Beyond (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Drawing by Peter de Wint, 'The Church and Village of Grasmere, with Helm Crag Beyond,' watercolour, Great Britain, first half of 19th century
Physical description
A watercolour depicting a view of the church and village of Grasmere with Helm Crag visible beyond.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.625in
  • Width: 18.8125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Object history
For a view of Grasmere from almost exactly the same spot, see an engraved plate by C. Mottram after G. Pickering, opposite p. 60 in "The Northern Tourist," a "Gage d'Amitié" published in London in 1834.
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.2423-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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