Description
The dramatic composition, with the narrow pass and rocky cliff bordering the expanse of Ullswater, and the towering fells beyond, dramatizes the story of John Mounsey of Patterdale Hall, who during the Civil War, led a group of dalesmen to Stybarrow Crag to repulse a band of Scots, who were on way to fight for Charles I at Preston.
Engraved By S Bradshaw, for Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated, with descriptions by Thomas Rose, Vol.3, no.31, London, 1832
Inscription
Inscribed in pencil, verso, Stybarrow Crag, Westmorland
Descriptive Medium
Pencil, brown ink and wash heighted with touches of white and scratching out
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
image © Guy Peppiatt Fine Art
Location
Stybarrow Crag, Ullswater, England
Country
England
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
