Robin Hood Bay, Yorkshire
John Brett, RA (Reigate 1831 - Putney 1902)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1890
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
170 x 350 mm
Place of origin
Yorkshire
Order this imageCollection
Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 641995
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Robin Hood Bay, Yorkshire by John Brett, RA (Reigate 1831 – Putney 1902), 1890. Frame for 641995 - Oil painting on canvas, Robin Hood Bay, Yorkshire by John Brett, RA (Reigate 1831 – Putney 1902), 1890. This painting shows a path through a heather field towards a fence with a hill of green fields in the background. The gilt frame features a carved, beaded zig-zag outer moulding, several bevelled inner borders and a gilt slip. Label on top member reading Mrs Rupert Potter 2 Bolton Gardens South Kensington.
Provenance
Owned by Helen Leech, Mrs Rupert Potter (1839–1932) and thence by inheritance from her mother; bequeathed to National Trust by Beatrix Potter, Mrs William Heelis, 1944
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Mrs. Rupert Potter, 2 Bolton Gardens, South Kensington (label on reverse)
Makers and roles
John Brett, RA (Reigate 1831 - Putney 1902), artist