| 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× 140 cm(35.62 in× 57 in) |
| Location | Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut |
A View near Matlock, Derbyshire is a 1785 landscape painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg. [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]
