A View of the Peak: the Dove Holes
John Harris II (1715-1755)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1735 - 1755
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1143 x 1067 mm (45 x 42 in)
Place of origin
Derbyshire
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932340
Caption
This picture and its companion (also at Dunham Massey) are the two survivors of a set of three ‘Views of the Peak’ by Harris, recorded in 1769.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A View of the Peak: the Dove Holes by John Harris II (1715-1755). A Derbyshire landscape. A river with a weir winding between rocks; horses, figures and a straggly tree in the foreground.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust with the house, estate and all the contents of Dunham Massey by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896 - 1976)
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
John Harris II (1715-1755), artist