Coniston from How Head by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)

Coniston from How Head by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)This familiar Lakeland view is dominated by the striking peak of The Old Man of Coniston as it rises majestically over the lake. Small groups of buildings form the old village, nestling between flanks of the fell and wooded shore, as smoke rises in the still autumn air. This distinctive pastoral scene was painted when Alfred was living in Hawkshead, and shows a similar view to the one Ruskin would have enjoyed from his house in Brantwood, just a

known as the 'Dove and Olive Branch'

disputes over history and modernity

Large Bowl - 5 x 17 cm (height x dia)

T-Shaped Finger Grip

Set of 18 soft pastels in colour groups

A3 - A7 papers come in packs of 20 sheets

from Glaramara to Scafell Pike westwards to the dome of Great Gable

above Buttermere

Viarco Pencils Vintage Collection

useful for tapering strokes and used on edge for lines

we can see the lower meadows around

but eventually leads toward the beautiful vale of Grasmere