The Old Ferry Hotel, Windermere
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1829
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
390 x 745 mm
Place of origin
Cumbria
Order this imageCollection
Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 642009
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Old Ferry Hotel, Windermere, English School, early 19th century. Label, 'Bought at Miss Lily Heelis's sale July 28 1931, Hawkshead Hall, previous history unknown'. Frame for 642009 - Oil painting on canvas, The Old Ferry Hotel, Windermere, English School, early 19th century. The painting shows four boats in Windermere Lake with buildings on the right background. The sim gilded frame is cushion-style on the outer edge and bevelled on the inner edge.
Provenance
Bought at Miss Lily Heelis's sale July 28 1931, Hawkshead Hall, previous history unknown; bequeathed to the National Trust by Beatrix Potter, Mrs William Heelis, 1944
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Bought at Miss Lily Heelis's sale July 28 1931 Hawkshead Hall, previous history unknown (label)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist