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The Valley of the Dee, with Chester in the Distance

The Valley of the Dee, with Chester in the Distance






Date : near 1761

Sizes : 1.94 m x 1.48 m
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Purchase (1953)
National Gallery
Great Britain 1750-1850
Main Building
First Floor - Section 34
Item 13 on 14
English Painting
Painting (Landscape)

Area related
England

Description   

The view is downstream from the village of Holt in Denbighshire, North Wales. The towers of Chester Cathedral and St John's Church are just visible in the background. The hills in the distance may be in Lancashire, beyond the River Mersey.
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The Valley of the Dee, with Chester in the Distance
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