An extensive View of Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, with figures, and cattle in the foreground

Ibbetson, described by Benjamin West as 'the Berghem of England', was much inspired by the Lake District and particularly Ullswater. Previously a London-based artist who made numerous visits and tours to the country, Ibbetson appears to have been based largely in Westmorland from 1799 to 1804. A slightly larger version of this picture was sold in these Rooms on 14 July 1994, lot 45 (£40,000).