A view of Scarborough from the North
A view of Scarborough from the North
Peter de Wint (1784-1821)
A view of Scarborough from the North
Watercolour over pencil
30.4 by 51.2 cm., 12 by 20 in.
Provenance:
With Thos. Agnew & Sons before 1953;
Mrs G. Fisher;
Sotheby's London, 11 June 1958, bt. Agnew and Fine Art Society for £22;
With Thos. Agnew & Sons until 1959;
Eric William Towler (d.1988), Glympton Park, Woodstock;
By family descent until 2022
This unusual view of Scarborough Castle is taken from the north so the town is not visible. The steeple of the church of St. Mary's, where Anne Bronte is buried, is to the right.