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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

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