Wednesday 12 March 2025
Peter de Wint, OWS, British 1784-1849- Langdale Pikes; watercolour on paper, 16.4 x 44.6 cm.
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Peter de Wint, OWS,
British 1784-1849-
Langdale Pikes;
watercolour on paper, 16.4 x 44.6 cm.
Provenance:
with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1981 [no.43722].
The Collection of Professor W. M. Ballantyne (1922-2021), and thence by descent.
Exhibited:
London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1981, no.104
Note:
De Wint is particularly celebrated for his watercolours of the British countryside. He was apprenticed to the artist and printmaker John Raphael Smith (1751-1812) together with his close friend William Hilton (1786-1839), and was also clearly influenced by John Varley (1788-1842).
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