R.J. Blesard Ghaistrill's Strid above Linton Bridge, Craven, Yorkshire Dales
An original 1833 watercolour painting, R.J. Blesard, Ghaistrill's Strid above Linton Bridge, Craven, Yorkshire Dales.
A superb, intensely coloured topographical watercolour, executed during an 1833 Yorkshire tour.
The artist is believed to be Robert John Blesard (1809–1839) of Woodhouse, Leeds, son of a woollen merchant and descendent of the prominent Quaker Blesard family of Guiseley.
Small gentlemen figures—possibly a self-portrait of the artist—wonderfully enliven the scene.
With gum arabic to intensify the colour and scratching out to the water.
Dimensions: Height: 11.3cm (4.45") Width: 15.3cm (6.02")
Presented: Unframed.
Medium: Watercolour
Age: Early 19th-century
Signed: Initialled lower right.
Inscribed: Inscribed lower right.
Dated: Dated lower right.
Condition: In excellent, remarkably clean condition for its age.Please see photos for detail.
Stock number: KA-473
