West Coast and Peel Castle and Town
Date made: September 1863
Artist: Wellbye, Henry Read
Description: "Peel – the town is of itself, insignificant, and poor; it looks best at a distance." (Miss Weeton, Journal of a Governess, 1811-1825, M 08233)
A watercolour which is part of an album by Henry Read Wellbye, who is thought to have been on holiday on the Isle of Man in 1863 before his marriage.
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Measurements: 14cm x 23cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: watercolour
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1956-0381/15