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Peter de Wint (1784-1849).
Sheep on the Clee Hills, Shropshire.
Watercolour over traces of pencil on Creswick paper.
31 x 48.3 cm.; 12 ¼ x 19 inches.
Provenance:
Christie’s, London, the Artist’s sale, 27 May 1850, lot 378;
Christie's London, April 25, 1995, 116;
Bill Thomson, Albany Gallery until 2021.
De Wint first visited Shropshire in 1829-1830 and exhibited a number of Shropshire views throughout his career. He had two major patrons there, Lord Clive at Oakley Park near Ludlow, not far from the Clee Hills, and Edward Cheney of Badger Hall.
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