Sir Robert Kerr Porter
( British, 1777 - 1842 )
Six views of the Lake District: Bowness Church, Lake Windermere; Eskdale; Wast Water Lake (illustrated); Peterdale from Ullswater Lake; Kendal Castle and town from Crook Water; and Windermere Lake from the station
LOT DETAILS
Materials:
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on paper, three unframed
Measurements:
8.98 in. (22.80 cm.) (height) by 14.37 in. (36.50 cm.) (width)
Description:
Markings:
all inscribed with titles and one dated 'July 1811'
Provenance:
Sir Robert Ker Porter; Christie's, London, 31 March 1843, lot 162, a sketchbook (sold for £4 to Colnaghi). Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 June 1977, lot 1.
