Lot 244: GEORGE BARRET, R.A. (DUBLIN 1728/32-1784 LONDON)

GEORGE BARRET, R.A. (DUBLIN 1728/32-1784 LONDON) VIEW OF TISSINGTON CHURCH, DERBYSHIRE, WITH A FIGURE AND HORSES IN THE FOREGROUND; VIEW IN THE PEAK DISTRICT, DERBYSHIRE, WITH FISHERMEN IN THE FOREGROUND AND BRADBOURNE MILL BEYOND; VIEW OF PEAK CAVERN, DERBYSHIRE; AND VIEW OF LLANBERIS, NORTH WALES, WITH FISHERMEN IN THE FOREGROUND AND DOLBADARN CASTLE BEYOND OIL ON CANVAS 20¼ X 27 IN. (51.3 X 68.5 CM.) A SET OF FOUR (4)

BIRMINGHAM, CITY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, WORKS OF ART FROM MIDLANDS HOUSES, 1953, NOS. 2 AND 3 ('TISSINGTON CHURCH' AND 'MEN FISHING' RESPECTIVELY), LENT BY SIR WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, BT. LEICESTER, LEICESTER MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERY, A HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH LANDSCAPE PAINTING, 1750-1850, 9 OCTOBER-4 NOVEMBER 1956, NO. 11 ('MEN FISHING'), LENT BY SIR WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, BT.

PRESUMABLY COMMISSIONED BY SIR WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, 1ST BT. (1748-1791). PURCHASED PRIVATELY BY THE CURRENT OWNER IN 2005.