Panoramic View of Douglas Bay
Date made: 1837
Description: "A nearer approach afforded us a sublime and picturesque view: Mountain piled upon mountain, extending in a lofty range for many miles; in the centre of which, Snaffield, with awful grandeur, lifted his brow to heaven, and seemed proudly to claim the pre-eminence.” (David Robertson, A Tour Through The Isle of Man, 1794, M 01360)
Painting by R.H. Froude, father of the historian James Anthony Froude (1818-1894) & Richard Hurrell Frowde divine (1803-1836).
Water-colour of Douglas Bay from the sea. Douglas Bay Augt. 30 1837.
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Measurements: 9.5cm x 32cm
Materials: paper : watercolour & pencil
Object name: painting
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-3945