Philip Reinagle RA, View of Helm Crag, Lake District, 1802 or after.
Pencil and grey washes on cream wove paper. 187 mm x 240 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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View of Helm Crag, Lake District, 1802 or after
Philip Reinagle RA (1749 - 1833)
RA Collection: Art
Pencil and wash view of Helm Crag in the Lake District. Reinagle exhibited several paintings of this area including 'A View of Windermere Lake, taken from Low-wood Inn' in 1811 (exhibited at the Royal Academy) and 'A View of Coniston, evening' in 1809 (exhibited at the British Institution).
These drawings by Philip Reinagle all show views in the Lake District. Reinagle visited this area and exhibited several paintings of its impressive scenery. One painting, entitled 'View of Coniston' was shown at the British Institution in 1809 and another, 'View of the Old Man Mountain on Coniston Lake, Westmoreland, with a fine Group of Cattle in the Foreground: Evening', described as 'a splendid picture; one of his chef d'oeuvres' was part of a sale of Reinagle's work and collection held in April 1821 at Christie's in London.
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187 mm x 240 mm
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