Brougham Castle, Cumberland

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

David Cox the younger was born in Dulwich, south-east London, the son of the more famous David Cox the Elder (1783-1859), one of the most gifted of English landscape painters. As a result, his career was largely pre-destined, although he spent a brief time in the Navy. He accompanied his father on many sketching tours, including visits to Holland and Belgium in 1826. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1827 and assisted his father in his teaching practice until 1841, when he took over the business. Like his father, he drew much of his inspiration from North Wales, although he also painted landscapes of Scotland, the Lake District, the Home Counties and Devon.

Places

England, Brougham Castle, Lake District, Cumbria

Subjects

topography, landscape C19th, tree, cow, herd, pond, castle

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), watercolour (as object name)

Artist

David, the Younger Cox (1809 - 1885)

Title

Brougham Castle, Cumberland

Date

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

height: 25.00 cm, width: 36.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from George Henry Whetton, January 1970

GAC number

8614