Washerwomen on Lake Geneva, looking towards the Cathedral and Mt. Salève (after Samuel Prout)
Frances Parker, Countess of Morley (Wymondham 1782 - ?Saltram 1857)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1830 - 1857
Materials
Paper,watercolour paint,giltwood and glass
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 872197
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Washerwomen on Lake Geneva, looking towards the Cathedral and Mt. Salève (after Samuel Prout) by Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley (Wymondham 1782 - ?Saltram 1857). A mid European river scene showing a town, with a mountain in the background, and citizens washing and fishing in the foreground.
Provenance
Given to NT as part of the endowment by Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley.
Makers and roles
Frances Parker, Countess of Morley (Wymondham 1782 - ?Saltram 1857), artist after Samuel Prout (Plymouth 1783 - Camberwell 1852), artist