Valley of the East Lynn, Devon
Valley of the East Lynn, Devon
The Valley of the East Lynn, DevonSigned lower left: Valley of the East Lynn/Sep.r 4.th/Wm Callow and inscribed verso: Valley of the East Lynn/1847Watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour36 by 26.1 cm., 14 by 10 ¼ in.The East Lynn valley, lies in Exmoor with its fast flowing river weaving through the valley and ending at Lynmouth. The artist spent part of his summer of 1847 exploring and recording the landscape of North Devon, and especially around the East Lynn Valley and Lynmouth. Cat. no.51 is dated September 10th and another formerly with Guy Peppiatt was drawn on August 27th. He exhibited three watercolours of Lynmouth and nearby Ilfracombe at the Old Watercolour Society's annual exhibition, the following year.){kind=link}
William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
The Valley of the East Lynn, Devon
Signed lower left: Valley of the East Lynn/Sep.r 4.th/Wm Callow and inscribed verso: Valley of the East Lynn/1847
Watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour
36 by 26.1 cm., 14 by 10 ¼ in.
The East Lynn valley, lies in Exmoor with its fast flowing river weaving through the valley and ending at Lynmouth. The artist spent part of his summer of 1847 exploring and recording the landscape of North Devon, and especially around the East Lynn Valley and Lynmouth. Cat. no.51 is dated September 10th and another formerly with Guy Peppiatt was drawn on August 27th. He exhibited three watercolours of Lynmouth and nearby Ilfracombe at the Old Watercolour Society's annual exhibition, the following year.