A View near Matlock, Derbyshire
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| A View near Matlock, Derbyshire | |
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| Artist | Philip James de Loutherbourg |
| Year | 1785 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 90.5 cm × 144.8 cm (35.6 in × 57.0 in) |
| Location | Yale Center for British Art, New Haven |
A View near Matlock, Derbyshire is an oil on canvas landscape painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1785.[1] It portrays a scene near Matlock in Derbyshire, close to the village of Matlock Bath in the Derwent Valley. Men are show at work beneath a wooden conveyor designed to draw water from a lead mine.[2]
Born in Strasbourg, Loutherbourg settled in Britain in 1771 and was known for producing landscapes as well as his innovates set designs for the theatre.[3] The artist painted and exhibited a number of depictions of the county including around Dovedale. [4] In 1779 he had created a theatrical production at Drury Lane The Wonders of Derbyshire featuring scenic backdrops including Matlock.[5] Today the painting is in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut as part of the Paul Mellon Collection.[6] An engraving based on the painting was produced by Joseph Constantine Stadler, with a copy now in the British Museum.[7]
