Lake Ullswater: a party of tourists gathering to enjoy the prospects at the head of the lake, George Barret, Sr., 22 February 1781

This view of ullswater was made on a tour of the lake district; at least one other picture from this trip is recorded. In 1781 barret exhibited a painting at the royal academy of a view of windermere lake, in westmoreland, the effect, the sun beginning to appear in the morning, with the mists breaking and dispersing (no. 40). A gouache of a similar view of ullswater, in the national gallery of ireland, was the source for an engraving by samuel middiman for select views in great britain. Date: 22 February 1781. Dimensions: height: 19 in (48.2 cm); width: 25.5 in (64.7 cm). Medium: gouache on paper, linen. Barret Lake Ullswater