Palace of Patterdale
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item:- Armitt Library : ALMA358.11 |
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print, The Palace of Patterdale, Westmorland, drawn by
Joseph Farington, 1788, engraved by W Byrne and J Landseer,
published by William Byrne, London, 1789.
Plate 11 in a set of prints, Views of the Lakes &c in Cumberland and Westmorland; with descriptive text:- THE PALACE OF PATTERDALE. / THE Village of Patterdale is situated near the Head of Ullswater. It lies in a Cove of Mountains open in Front to the Southern Reach of the Lake. The Building which forms the principal Object in this View we have called the Palace of Patterdale, leaving the Nature of its Claim to that Appelation to be explained by the following Passage in Mr. Gilpin's Observations on the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Westmorland. 'Among the Cottages of this Village, there is a House, belonging to a person of somewhat better Condition; whose little Estate, which he occupies himself, lies in the Neighbourhood. As his Property, inconsiderable as it is, is better than that of any of his Neighbours, it has gained him the Title of King of Patterdale, in which his Family Name is lost. His ancestors have long enjoyed the Title before him. We had the Honour of seeing this Prince, as he took the Diversion of fishing on the Lake; and I could not help thinking, that if I were inclined to envy the Situation od any Potentate in Europe, it would be that of the King of Patterdale. The Pride of Windsor and Versailles would shrink in a Comparison with the Magnificence of his Dominions.' - The Scotch Fir standing at the Time the Drawing of this Subject was made had attained 72 Feet in Height, and was considered as a kind of Land-Mark to the Vale. / IX. |
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| source type:- | Farington 1789 (plate 11) | |
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Set of prints, 20 engravings, Views of the Lakes etc in
Cumberland and Westmorland, drawn by Joseph Farington,
published by William Byrne, London, 1789.
1. Derwentwater, and the Vale of Keswick, from Ashness, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 December 1784, engraved by William Byrne. 2. The Grange, in Borrowdale, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 December 1784, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 3. Derwentwater and Skiddaw, drawn by Joseph Farington, 15 April 1785, engraved by B T Pouncy. 4. Lowdore Waterfall, from Brandelow Woods, drawn by Joseph Farington, 15 April 1785, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 5. Grasmere, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 February 1785, engraved by B T Pouncy. 6. Rydal Mere, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 March 1785, engraved by B T Pouncy. 7. The upper end of Ulswater, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1787, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 8. The lower end of Ulswater, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1787, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 9. North Entrance to Keswick, drawn by Joseph Farington, 2 April 1787, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 10. Brathay Bridge near Ambleside, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1788, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 11. The Palace of Patterdale, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1788, figures engraved by J Heth, landscape engraved by William Byrne and J Landseer. 12. Patterdale from Martindale Fell, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1788, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 13. The Lower Waterfall at Rydal, drawn by Joseph Farington, 15 January 1788, engraved by B T Pouncy. 14. View of Windermere, from Gill-Head, drawn by Joseph Farington, 15 January 1788, engraved by T Medland. 15. View from Rydal, looking towards Windermere, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 May 1789, engraved by B T Pouncy. 16. View of Ambleside, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1789, engraved by T Medland. 17. West view across Windermere, looking over the Great Island. From the Hill above the Ferry House, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 April 1789, engraved by William Byrne and J Landseer. 18. View Looking down Windermere. Taken above Rarig, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 January 1789, engraved by William Byrne and J Landseer. 19. View Looking down Windermere, drawn by Joseph Farington, 1 April 1789, engraved by William Byrne and T Medland. 20. View of the Bridge, and part of the Village of Rydal, drawn by Joseph Farington, 15 May 1789, engraved by William Byrne and J Landseer. Plates = 365x260mm. The book has a page of descriptive text after each print, perhaps by William Cookson. Plates 1-6 published separately, 1786; plates 1-14 published separately 1789. |
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