View of Ferry, Keswick Lake, by John Laporte

An image of View of Ferry, Keswick Lake. Laporte, John (British, 1761-1839). Gouache on prepared paper, height 373 mm, width 525 mm.

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View of Ferry, Keswick Lake. Laporte, John (British, 1761-1839). Gouache on prepared paper, height 373 mm, width 525 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.3-1975
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 731 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 136.34kB
Captured: 2010:01:19 00:00:00

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18th Century 19th Century animal animals boats Britain British School calm water cattle cows Cumbria drawing drover droving England English evening exterior ferry Fitz_PDP golden light gouache idealised idyllic John Laporte Keswick Lake District lakes livestock mountainous mountains peaks rural sailing shore sun sunlight sunny sunshine tranquil

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