Peter de Wint (1784 - 1849) Lincoln Cathedral from the Castle Moat, watercolour, 22 x 32 cm, frame 41 x 50 cm

Exhibited: London, Fry Gallery and Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Peter de Wint (1784-1849), Bicentenary Loan Exhibition, 12th November 1984-13th January 1985, number 5. Published in the exhibition catalogue.

Provenance: collection of Peter Roberts, label verso for Guy Peppiatt Fine Art Ltd, London

Footnote: Peter Roberts was born in Shropshire and brought up in the market town of Shrewsbury. He attended the Priory Grammar School before leaving for Cambridge University where he studied Classics and English. He qualified as a teacher, working first at Rydal School in North Wales before being appointed Head of English at Oundle School in 1982 where he remained until his retirement in 2007. Later in life he returned to his roots in Shropshire and spent his time pursuing his love of the arts, and built up a very carefully curated collection of antique furniture, antiquarian books and in particular, 19^th Century English Watercolours. Roberts had a keen eye and focused on some of Britain’s best loved landscape painters such as David Cox, John Varley, Paul Sandby, Peter de Wint and William Leighton Leitch.

Condition Report

The painting is a watercolour, framed under glazing, not examined external to the frame. The sheet is in good condition, no obvious evidence for tears, creasing or losses, the surface appears stable no obvious deterioration. The paint surface is well preserved and appears stable. The frame has solid joints and some minor wear and tear.

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