View of Whitehaven

Image credit: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Four views of Whitehaven by Read survive. This painting is the earliest and plainest example which shows only one pier in the harbour and a small number of ships. The town is still very small and details of the buildings are unfinished. Whitehaven was the earliest planned town in England thanks to the vision of Sir John Lowther (1642–1706), the local landowner, who built up his wealth in coal. The groups of locals dancing and drinking in the foreground of the painting bring life to the scene. The small red and yellow stripe of paint is a mystery.

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

Carlisle

Title

View of Whitehaven

Date

1690–1706

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 84.5 x W 118.3 cm

Accession number

1978.108.177

Work type

Painting

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