James Bourne Head of Ullswater from Blowick in the Lake District
An original c.1800 watercolour painting, James Bourne, Head of Ullswater from Blowick in the Lake District.
This elegant, beautifully composed Lake District view shows the Head of Ullswater from Blowick, with Patterdale Church in the middle-distance. 'Blowick', thought to have been a farm, on Place Fell, just north of Patterdale Common at the foot of Ullswater Lake, is mentioned by Wordsworth in his 1818 'Guide to the Lakes'. The landscape artist John Glover (1767–1849) lived at the house for a period.
On cream wove paper.
Dimensions: Height: 19.6cm (7.72") Width: 26.1cm (10.28")
Presented: In a handsome cream wash line window mount (39.2 x 45.7cm). Accompanied by frame backboard with historic dealer's label.
Medium: Watercolour
Age: Early 19th-century
Signed:
Inscribed: Inscribed verso with the artist's name and address: '14 Margaret St., Cavendish Sq.'
Dated:
Condition: Overall in good condition for its age.Some minor age toning across the paper. The paper surface is very slightly worn, with some minor imperfections to it, including a small number of short, barely visible indentations. There are two small areas of abrasion to the paper on the verso, at the upper left and lower left corners, which has caused slight thinning to the paper, visible when held to the light.
Stock number: JP-999
