Derwentwater from Friars Crag by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995)

Derwentwater from Friars Crag by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995)This is one of the most famous views in all of the Lake District, which has inspired countless paintings since the early 18th century, and here William acknowledges the influence of earlier watercolour specialists like Francis Towne, whom he greatly admired. "The projecting knoll from which there is such a fine prospect of water, wooded islands, and rocky walls half veiled by foliage" (Black's Guide to the English Lakes ed. Gordon Home, p130) Inner

8 Moegiiro: this is a vibrant lime-green ink and during the Heian period it was thought of as a colour for young people

Size - 11 x 16cm Landscape

Inner Print Sizes:

while the seamless nickel plated brass ferrule ensures durability

8 inches (Inner Print: 134 x 122mm / 5

sweeping green

is traversed by few

with rubber pads on each leg

particularly botanical artists

which he greatly admired

It was almost dark when we arrived on the summit of Dow Crags and our mood of achievement and wonder was immensely heightened and deepened by watching the last after-sunset glow over the sea to the west"

travels in search of the wild apple groves of Kazakhstan