Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (1784-1849)

A Lake with a Boat in the Foreground

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Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (1784-1849)
A Lake with a Boat in the Foreground
with inscription 'Given me by Mrs Howard upon the occasion of/... my giving the Copy of it to ... Suffolk/July 1873' (on the reverse)
watercolour, heightened with touches of gum arabic
3¾ x 7¾ in. (9.5 x 19.7 cm.)

Provenance

with Aug.Walker, London.

Lot Essay

The Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Greville Howard were among de Wint's most regular patrons and devoted friends. During the autumn, the Howards would often lend de Wint their house, Castle Rising, in Norfolk.
It is possible that the present drawing was once in their collection.

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