Cernobbio, Lake Como
Myles Birket Foster (North Shields 1825 – Weybridge 1899)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1859 - 1899
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
102 x 146 mm
Place of origin
Lake Como
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Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 979762
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Cernobbio, Lake Como by Myles Birket Foster (North Shields 1825 – Weybridge 1899). Birket Foster was born in North Shields, brought up in London as a Quaker. Apprenticed to Peter Landells, wood engraver, pupil of Bewick. Became Associate of the Old Watercolour Society in 1860 and a full member in 1862.
Makers and roles
Myles Birket Foster (North Shields 1825 – Weybridge 1899), artist