Distant view of a building in a country park
Distant view of a building in a country park
1061
Harding made something of a specialism of distant views of country houses and other buildings seen in the distance across parkland, such as his views of Windsor Castle. This appears to be a parkland view with two towers glimpsed among distant trees, suggestive of a building like Penshurst Place, Syon House or Fountains Abbey. In the shaded foreground, and perhaps also highlighted in white in distant sunlit pastures, is what might be a gypsy tent. Although much smaller, this drawing shares some of the characteristics and high quality of the majestic drawing of Twickenham in the Tate collection.
Dimensions:
c.1830-40
Black chalk with white heightening on grey paper
With Fry Gallery, Snape
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