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DAY & FABER master drawings

    Thomas Fearnley (Fredrikshald 1802 - Munich 1842)

    Study of rocks, Rydale, Lake District, 1837

    Description:

    located, dated, and signed, lower right: Westmorland Rydale 18 Aug 37 TF
    oil on paper, laid down on canvas
    270 x 350 mm

    Provenance:

    Hofjägermeister Thomas Fearnley [only son of the painter] (1841-1927), Oslo, cat. no. 23
    Shipowner Thomas Fearnley [grandson of the painter] (1880-1961), Oslo
    Private collection, Oslo

    Note:

    In October 1836, Fearnley moved to London, where he remained for two years. During August and September 1837 he toured the Lake District with the English painter Charles West Cope where he made numerous studies such as this.

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    Study of rocks, Rydale, Lake District, 1837