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

View from the Lion Bridge at Burghley, Rutland (recto); and Extensive landscape with trees (verso)

Details

Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)
View from the Lion Bridge at Burghley, Rutland (recto); and Extensive landscape with trees (verso)
watercolour on paper
6¼ x 9 5/8 in. (15.9 x 24.3 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13 November 1997, lot 81.
with Spink Leger, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 June 2003, lot 59.

Brought to you by

Harriet West

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

hwest@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2541

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

The present view is taken from the Lion Bridge at the west end of the lake at Burghley House. The park and lake were the creation of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, who laid out the grounds for the 9th Earl of Exeter in 1775. The present watercolour is unusual in that de Wint has captured not only the mood and atmosphere of a locality with his fluid brush strokes, but has also chosen to depict the exact topography of a view.
We are grateful to John Ellis for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

More from Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer

View All