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John Warwick Smith

Keswick Lake from Castlerigg Farm, ca. 1790-1799

Description

Maker

  • John Warwick Smith, 1749-1831, English

Title

Keswick Lake from Castlerigg Farm

Year

ca. 1790-1799

Medium

Pen and ink, watercolor over graphite on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • graphite,
  • watercolor

Supports

  • wove paper

Dimensions

34 x 51 cm (13 3/8 x 20 1/16 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1986.184.55

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

British Panoramic Landscapes

January 28 - October 5, 2008

Luminous Landscapes

May 27 - August 14, 2005

An influential artist at the end of the 18th century, “Warwick” Smith continued the topographic tradition in which he was trained, yet was noted for his original use of directly applied, strong color. This view in the Lake District depicts Derwent Water, earlier known as Keswick Lake.

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Keswick Lake from Castlerigg Farm with the accession number of 1986.184.55. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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