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Tullie House Museum : 2009.89.13
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Drawing, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, by John Harper, 1840.
View of Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite from Ashness Bridge, framed by hills and woods on both sides. A female figure walks across the bridge in the foreground. Executed in pencil with touches of white gouache on buff coloured paper. Preparatory sketch drawn on the spot by the artist.
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9 Sep/40 Derwent Water & Bassenthwaite