Moonlit Lake, with a Ruined Abbey and a Cottage with an illuminated Window
William Pether (Carlisle c.1738 – Bristol 1821)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1760 - 1821
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
609 x 733 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515684
Caption
As one of Lord Fairhaven's guests, you might have stayed in the Abbey Bedroom where the Pether collection hangs. Working on the principle 'If you've got a winning design, stick to it', the Pether family of artists specialised in painting moonlit landscapes.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Moonlit Lake, with a Ruined Abbey and a Cottage with an illuminated Window, by William Pether (Carlisle c.1738 – Bristol 1821). Ruined abbey at left of lake, cottage on right, various sailing ships on lake and small waterfall centre foreground.
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 Pether (Carlisle c.1738 – Bristol 1821), artist