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Painting, watercolour, North East View of the City of
Carlisle, Cumberland, 1778-99.
Panoramic view of the city of Carlisle seen from a slightly
elevated perspective across the River Eden from Rickerby
Park. In the foreground, a group of men are chopping wood;
to the right a man leads his horse and cart along the
Newcastle Road. On the far right of the composition stands
Stanwix Bank. A mounted horse and carriage can be seen
crossing the second bridge across the river Eden. On the far
bank a man is fishing in the river. The second tributary of
the River Eden is shown slightly silted up beneath the first
bridge across the river Eden. The panoramic view of the city
shows the citadel, gaol, St Cuthbert's Church, Cathedral,
Castle and Walls with distant hills rising beyond.
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