Furness Abbey, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, UK – Thomas Hearne (1777)
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A pencil and water painting of Furness Abbey looking South.
Waymark Code: WM10EYN
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/26/2019
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Hearne served a five year apprenticeship to William Woollett, England’s most outstanding landscape engraver in 1765. In 1771 he became draughtsman to Sir Ralph Payne, Governor of the Leeward Islands. On his return from the Leeward Islands he produced 84 drawings for engraving in his publication Antiquities of Great Britain, based on a trip around the kingdom. His travels brought him to the Lake District in 1777 and 1778. On this trip he was joined by patron Sir George Beaumont and artist Joseph Farrington.
Hearne was collected by Dr Thomas Munro, an influential figure in the lives of artists of the 1790s, including JMW Turner and Thomas Girtin. IT was Munro who later arranged a funeral for Hearne.
The image of Furness Abbey is part of Wiki Gallery. The today image is somewhat closer than Hearne would have painted. During the Victorian period the Abbey site was truncated and altered by the arrival of the railway.
Website of painting. Exact URL of painting is required: [Web Link]
Artist: Thomas Hearne
Date of Painting: 01/01/1777
Date of Your Photograph: 04/24/2019
Medium of Painting: Pencil and watercolour
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