The West Aspect of Furness Abbey, Cumberland

The West Aspect of Furness Abbey, Cumberland

© Wordsworth Trust

The West Aspect of Furness Abbey, Cumberland

Thomas Hearne

Art Funded: 2003
Dimensions: 18.8 x 26.7 cm
Vendor: John Spink

Hearne made his first visit to the Lake District in 1777, accompanying Joseph Farington and Sir George Beaumont.

Furness Abbey was a place visited by Wordsworth as a schoolboy.

Watercolour over pencil & pen & ink

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