Coniston by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995)

Coniston by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995)This classic viewpoint from the east shore of Coniston Water includes The Old Man of Coniston with Dow Crag and Brown Pike on its left for company. "Even finer, however, is the view of Coniston obtained by those approaching it looking from the lake to the village with its mountain wall behind" (Black's Guide to the English Lakes ed. Gordon Home, p79) Inner Print Sizes: Framed 387 x 328mm 15. 2 x 12. 9 inches (Inner Print: 242 x 182mm 9. 5 x 7. 2

Here he presents the forbidding trio of Yewbarrow

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he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask

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Unusually William chose to paint this view from the beside the road

This familiar Lakeland view is dominated by the striking peak of The Old Man of Coniston as it rises majestically over the lake

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