Joseph Wright

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Joseph Wright
1734-1797
Butter Mere
Pencil on paper.
13 15/16 x 19 7/8 inches (354 x 503 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
2009.415
Notes: 

Title from pencil inscription at head of sheet.

Inscription: 

Caption title inscribed in pencil at head: Butter Mere; elements of the composition variously labelled by the artist: old oaks, grass, green, sand, etc.; legend at upper left identifies the peaks and hills depicted: Honeyster (Honister?), Hay Rig, Hay Crag, Great Gavel.

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray (accessioned retrospectively).
Summary: 

Lake scene with hills and a cottage behind two trees (labelled "old oaks") in foreground at left.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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