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At Nunnery in Cumberland

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At Nunnery in Cumberland

Joseph Farington

August 20, 1786

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite

Tags

Streams Landscapes

Dimensions

sheet: 15 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (40.3 x 37.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, PECO Foundation Gift, 2008

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Joseph Farington

1747–1821 • Kingdom of Great Britain

Farington came from a prosperous Lancashire family, entered the RA Schools in 1768, and studied under Richard Wilson, whom he probably assisted. He painted in oils, but is better known for lively topographical pen and wash drawings, executed during sketching tours in England, Scotland, and France.

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