Windsor Castle from the Road to Virginia Water
William Linton (Liverpool 1791 – London 1876)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1838 - 1839 (exh at BI)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
978 x 1657 mm (38 ½ x 65 ¼ in)
Place of origin
Windsor Castle
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515662
Caption
This extensive view, framed by trees on either side, shows the south side of Windsor Castle on the horizon to the north, from the road to Virginia Water. A tiny speck of red can be seen where the Royal Standard tops the Tower. William Linton, born in Liverpool, initially painted in the Lake District and copied pictures by Richard Wilson. He eventually settled in London and took active part in the founding of the Society of British Artists in 1824. He later made his reputation with classical landscapes, some of which he treated ideally and others literally, recording the archaeological remains. He also painted landscape scenery in mainland Italy, Sicily and Calabria, retiring in 1865.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Windsor Castle from the Road to Virginia Water, by William Linton (Liverpool 1791 – London 1876), 1839. The Castle seen from the Park with deer in foreground. Label on frame 'Exhibited at the British Institution 1839'.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, The Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
William Linton (Liverpool 1791 – London 1876), artist