Lot 65
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William Turner of Oxford. O.W.S. (1789-1862)
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William Turner of Oxford. O.W.S. (1789-1862)

Windermere from near Low-Wood Inn, Westmoreland

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William Turner of Oxford. O.W.S. (1789-1862)
Windermere from near Low-Wood Inn, Westmoreland
signed '[Willia]m Turner/Oxford' (lower left, on a boulder) and signed again and inscribed 'Windermere [sic], from near low-wood Inn, Westmoreland, sun-set./W. Turner./Oxford' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with touches of bodycolour
17 5/8 x 34½ in. (44.8 x 87.5 cm.)
Exhibited
London, Royal Society for Painters in Water-colour, 1844, no. 165 as 'Windermere, from near Low-Wood Inn Westmoreland- Sunset'.
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Lot Essay

Turner first visited the Lake District in 1814. His only other recorded visit there was in July 1840. The present scene is depicted from the top of the field beside Holbeck Lane. Langdale Pikes is on the right of the picture with Bowfell behind to the left. Weatherham is the high fell towards the back left of the scene.

We are grateful to Timothy Wilcox and Dr Robert Wooff for their help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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